The House from the Jul 4, 1873 issue of "The Building News"
A 1909 photograph of the House from "Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes"
Earlier Houses: An earlier house on the site was given to poet and diplomat Matthew Prior by Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
Built / Designed For: Sir Henry John Selwin-Ibbetson, 7th Bt.
Architect: Frederick Pepys Cockerell
Date: 1871-73John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. I, 1818.
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 II*
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, 18th century. Matthew Prior, 18th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Henry John Selwin-Ibbetson, 7th Bt., later 1st Baron Rookwood, late 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Corporation
Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel
Ownership Details: Down Hall Country House Hotel since 1986
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01279-731-441
Fax: 01279-730-416
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.downhall.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No