Hams Hall

Earlier Houses: The 1760s house replaced an earlier house.

Built / Designed For: C.B. Adderley

House & Family History: Most of the interior of Hams Hall was rebuilt in the late 18th century and contained a copy of Bertel Thorvaldsen's Babylon frieze. This interior was gutted by fire on April 22, 1890, but rebuilt. The house was demolished in 1920, though stonework from the upper stories (and many of the house's fittings) was incorporated into the rebuilding of Coates Manor (today Bledisloe House). The spot originally occupied by the house is today home to Hams Hall Power Station.
Garden & Outbuildings: Francis Arundale designed the boathouse for Charles Bowyer Adderley.
Architect: James Wyatt

Date of Birth: 1746
Date of Death: 1813
Nationality: British
Notes: One of the most important 18th century British architects, James Wyatt was born in Staffordshire in 1746 and received significant recognition in 1770 for the Pantheon (now destroyed), a theater on Regent Street that was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Wyatt's interiors at Heavingham Hall in Suffolk are among his most significant designs, but his most famous work was Fonthill Abbey, the Gothick extravaganza he created for William Beckford in the Wiltshire countryside. He also began the Wyatt dynasty of architects, the most notable member of whom was probably his nephew, Jeffry Wyatt (later Wyatville).

Date: Circa 1775
Designed: Ceiling for C.B. Adderley

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Architect: Joseph Pickford

Date of Birth: 1734
Date of Death: 1782
Nationality: British
Notes: Derby architect

Date: Circa 1760-68
Designed: House
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Architect: Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundale

Date of Birth: 1807
Date of Death: 1853
Nationality: British

Designed: Boathouse for Charles Bowyer Adderley

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John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 67, 1853.

John 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. IV, 1821.
Title: Country Houses of Gloucestershire: Volume Three, 1830-2000, The
Author: Kingsley, Nicholas; Hill, Michael
Year Published: 2001
Reference: pg. 91
Publisher: Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
ISBN: 1860771203
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 1114
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback

Title: Destruction of the Country House, The
Author: Strong, Roy; Binney, Marcus; Harris, John
Year Published: 1974
Publisher: London: Thames & Hudson Ltd.
ISBN: 0500270052X
Book Type: Softback

Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Author: Reid, Peter
Year Published: 1980
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110319
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: C.B. Adderley.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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