Elsing, near Norwich
Norfolk
England
Circa Date: 1460-70 w/18th, 19th, 20th & 21st century additions and alterations
Status: Fully Extant
House Open to Public: Grounds Only - By Appointment
Country House: Yes
The garden facade from a 1908 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier fortified house on the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: John Hastings
Garden & Outbuildings: The Medieval house, romantically positioned in a moat, is noted today for its gardens, which include a ginkgo avenue, a formal yew garden, and a walled garden with a fine collection of old English roses.
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: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Patrick Lines and Han Yang Yap; here since 2006.
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Hugh de Hastings, until 1347. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: John Hastings, 15th century; Sir Hugh Hastings, until 1540. Sir Anthony Browne, 16th century; Thomas Browne, until 1746. Richard Eaton (Browne), early 19th century; Richard Charles Browne, mid-19th century; Kate Browne (Clarendon-Hyde), late 19th century. Major George Astley, until 1958. Losco-Bradley family, mid-20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Grounds Only - By Appointment
Phone: 01362-637-866
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://elsinghall.com/
Historic Houses Member: Yes