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England

Honing Hall

  • Built / Designed For: Chamber family

    House & Family History: Honing is a five-bay house of red brick and two-and-a-half stories. Sir John Soane created plans between 1788 and 1792 for apsed ends to the hall and the dining room in the northwest section of house; these were never implemented, but a two-and-a-half story, three-bay bow was added to west facade. The two-story, five-bay service wing was added in the 19th century.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Humphry Repton landscaped the park in 1792; his Red Book remains in the library at Honing.

  • Architect: Richard Makilwaine Phipson

    Date: 1868-70
    Designed: 5-bay service wing

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    Architect: John Soane

    Date: 1788-90
    Designed: Alterations

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    Architect: Unknown (designed by an unknown architect)

    Date: 1748
    Designed: House

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    Architect: Humphry Repton

    Date: 1792
    Designed: Landscaping and alterations to house

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  • 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
    Reference: pgs. 136-137
    Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
    ISBN: 0850110351
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • Current Seat / Home of: Thomas Cubitt

    Past Seat / Home of: Chamber family, 18th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No