DiCamillo Companion
England

Ickwell Bury

Northill, Ickwell

Bedfordshire

England

Circa Date: 16th century w/17th & 18th century alterations and additions

Status: Destroyed

Burned 1937; new house built on site.

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

The House from a circa 1910 postcard

  • Earlier Houses: The old Tudor house burned down in 1937.

    House & Family History: The old Ickwell Bury was originally owned by the Priory of St. John of Jerusalem; in 1543, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the manor was granted to John Barnardiston. Between 1978 and 2006 the new Ickwell Bury housed the Yoga for Health Foundation.

    House Replaced By: A new house was built in 1940 by the Wells family.

  • Country Life: CXVII, 1174, 1234 plan, 1955.

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT TUDOR HOUSE: John Barnardiston, 16th century. John Harvey, 17th century; Harvey family here until 1903. SEATED AT 20TH CENTURY HOUSE: Wells family, 1940-78.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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