The House from a 1905 postcard
Buckingham House, London, in 1775, from "Old and New London," circa 1880. Hinwick House was supposedly modeled on this facade.
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Richard Orlebar
House & Family History: Hinwick House was supposedly modeled on Buckingham House, today's Buckingham Palace. The house, together with 37 acres, was listed for sale in November of 2019 for £8.5 million.
Collections: The Orlebar archives were sold to the Bedfordshire Record Office in 1986.
Garden & Outbuildings: The house is today set in 38 acres of parkland.
Architect: John Hunt
Date: 1709-14Country Life: CXXVIII, 618, 676, 730, 1960.
Title: Buildings of England: Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus
Year Published: 1997
Reference: pgs. 98-99
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710345
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Richard Orlebar, 18th century; John Orlebar, 18th century; Orlebar family here from 1643 until 1991. Sam and Nina Singh, 2014-17.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home