DiCamillo Companion
England

Eresby House

  • Comments: Lord Willoughby said he "intendeth to build sumptuously" on the estate in the 1560s.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Stephen Switzer created the garden parterres, terraces, and canals for the 1st Duke of Ancaster.

  • Architect: Stephen Switzer

    Designed: Garden parterres, terraces, canals for 1st Duke.

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  • Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
    Author: Harris, John
    Year Published: 1998
    Publisher: London: John Murray
    ISBN: 0719555671
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Grade II

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 4th Earl of Lindsey, and 1st Marquess of Lindsey, 17th-18th centuries.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

    Ownership Details: Divided into two houses.

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No