The house from a circa 1919 postcard
Built / Designed For: Vincent family
House & Family History: The house and estate were sold in 1904. During World War II the Buckenham Tofts Estate was used by the British Army for military training exercises; the house was used for target practice, which left it so badly damaged that what was left of the house was demolished by the army in 1946.
Garden & Outbuildings: The estate was incorporated into an army training site.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 1127
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 95
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Vincent family, 17th century. Robert Edward Petre, 10th Baron Petre, 18th century. Alexander Baring, 1st Lord Ashburton, circa 1830.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No