Billing Hall

Great Billing, near Northampton

Northamptonshire

England

Circa Date: 1776 w/19th century alterations

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1956

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Lord John Cavendish
Architect: Henry Hakewill

Date of Birth: 1771
Date of Death: 1830
Nationality: British

Date: 1820
Designed: Alterations for R.C. Elwes

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Architect: John Carr

Date of Birth: 1723
Date of Death: 1807
Nationality: British
Nickname: Carr of York
Notes: Known as "Carr of York," most of his work was in the north of England, primarily in his native Yorkshire. Carr's only major work in the south was Basildon Park in Berkshire.

Date: 1776
Designed: House for Lord John Cavendish

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John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 229, 1853.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pgs. 227, 465
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Lord John Cavendish, 18th century. R.C. Elwes, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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