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Burnt Norton (Norton House)

Chipping Campden

Gloucestershire

England

Circa Date: 1716 w/20th century alterations

Status: Partially Extant

1741 fire burned down Norton House's Keyte family extensions, hence changed house name.

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

  • House & Family History: A 1741 fire burned down Norton House's Keyte family extensions; it was this fire that prompted the name change to Burnt Norton. The House and gardens of Burnt Norton famously inspired T.S. Eliot to write "Burnt Norton," the first poem of his "Four Quartets," published in 1936 as "Collected Poems 1909–1935." Eliot wrote the poem during a visit to Burnt Norton while working on his play "Murder in the Cathedral."

  • Architect: Edward Guy Dawber

    Date: 1901-02
    Designed: Alterations to north and east facades for Earl of Harrowby

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  • 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: Dudley Adrian Conroy Ryder, 8th Earl of Harrowby.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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