The House from a circa 1910 postcard
Earlier Houses: The Augustinian Priory of the Holy Trinity (founded circa 1177) was located on, or near, the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Sir Edmund Withipoll
Country Life: CXVI, 496, 572, 644, 1954.
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
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Edmund Withipoll, 16th century. Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford, 17th century; Price Devereux, 9th Viscount Hereford, 18th century; Devereux family here until 1734. Claude Fonnereau, 1734-40; Fonnereau family here until the late 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Museum
Ownership Details: Since 1895 owned by Ipswich Borough Council and used as a public museum and art gallery.
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01473-253-246
Fax: 01473-281-274
Website: http://www.cimuseums.org.uk
Historic Houses Member: No