The House from "Morris's County Seats," circa 1875.
Built / Designed For: James Trubshawe
House & Family History: A chimneypiece of 1581 from Ilam is today installed in Heatherden Hall, Buckinghamshire. Ilam may have been Jane Austen's model for the grounds of Pemberley in "Pride and Prejudice."
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: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 78, 1854.
Title: Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth
Year Published: 1994
Reference: pg. 416
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710620
Book Type: Hardback
Title: England's Lost Houses From the Archives of Country Life
Author: Worsley, Giles
Year Published: 2002
Reference: pg. 189
Publisher: London: Aurum Press
ISBN: 1854108204
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: John Port, 16th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: James Trubshawe, 19th century. Jesse Watts-Russell, 19th century. Robert William Hanbury, 19th-20th centuries. Sir Robert McDougal, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Mixed Use
Ownership Details: The grounds are open to the public; there is also a youth hostel on the grounds.
House Open to Public: Grounds Only
Phone: 01335-350-503
Fax: 01335-350-511
Email: ilampark@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Historic Houses Member: No