A 1778 engraving of the house from "The Copper Plate Magazine"
A 1775 engraving of the House
Built / Designed For: 1st Duke of Bolton
Collections: The following items were sold at Christie's on December 1991 for £290,000: pair of George III walnut side tables, commissioned for 5th Duke of Bolton; a Regency mahogany wine-cooler; and a set of four George I walnut and beech open armchairs.
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Harry Algar Nigel Orde-Powlett, 8th Baron Bolton; Powlett family here 1678.
Past Seat / Home of: Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and 6th Marquess of Winchester, 1680-99; Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, 1699-1722; Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton, 1722-54; Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton, 1754-59; Lieutenant General Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton, 1759-65; Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton, 1765-94. Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton, 1794-1807; William Orde-Powlett, 2nd Baron Bolton, 1807-50; William Henry Orde-Powlett, 3rd Baron Bolton, 1850-95; William Thomas Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton, 1895-1922; William George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton, 1922-44; Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett, 6th Baron Bolton, 1944-63; Richard William Algar Orde-Powlett, 7th Baron Bolton, 1963-2001.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No