Historic houses · East of England
Raynham Hall
In or near Pattesley.
Raynham Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Raynham Hall is a Grade I-listed building in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. For nearly 400 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the five estate villages, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo of all time, the famous Brown Lady descending the staircase. However, the ghost has been allegedly seen infrequently since the photo was taken. Its most famous resident was Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), leader in the House of Lords.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Raynham Hall is one of the most splendid of the great houses of Norfolk. After a false start in 1619 and the accumulation on site of a large quantity of Ketton stone in 1621 it was rebegun in 1622, and by the time of Sir Roger Townshend's death in 1637 it was substantially complete, though apparently some rooms had not been fitted out, for when the architect Sir Roger Pratt saw it a few years after Townshend's death, he recalled later <blockquote>Not long after it was built... I was some while in it, while it had no ornament at all... There was somewhat in it divine in the symmetry of proportions of length, height and breadth which was harmonious to the rational soul.</blockquote> Whether…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7965, 0.7902
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Raynham
- Postcode
- NR21 7EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Phone
- 07917 915183
- Official site
- raynham.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1450806 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Raynham Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Raynham Hall?
- Raynham Hall is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR21 7EP), in the parish of Raynham.
- What is Raynham Hall?
- Raynham Hall — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Raynham Hall?
- Drivers can use postcode NR21 7EP.
- Who owns Raynham Hall?
- Raynham Hall is owned by Townshend family.
- Is Raynham Hall a listed building?
- Raynham Hall is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Raynham Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Raynham Hall is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Raynham Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR21 7EP. It sits within the Broadland and Fakenham parliamentary constituency.