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England

Ingatestone Hall

Ingatestone, near London

Essex

England

Circa Date: 16th century, probably incorporating earlier elements, w/18th, 19th & 20th century alterations and additions

Status: Partially Extant

Great Hall demolished 1790-1819

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film Historic Houses Member

  • Built / Designed For: Sir William Petre

    House & Family History: At the core of the house are Medieval monastic buildings of Gynge Abbey (formerly the Abbey of Our Lady and St. Ethelburga) that were seized by Henry VIII in the 1530s as part of the Dissolution of Monasteries. The man who implemented the seizure of the abbeys was Thomas Cromwelll; his assistant was a young lawyer named William Petre, who ended up with the manor of Ingatestone. Petre went on to greater heights and served as secretary of state to three Tudor monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. Over the succeeding centuries the house was altered and added to, leaving it as the family home seen today. The Petres always held to the old faith, so it's not surprising that there are two priest holes in the house. During World War II Ingatestone Hall was occupied by Wanstead School; in the 1950s the north wing was leased to Essex County Council, who operated the county record office here until the 1970s. The word Ingatestone is believed to derive from Yenge-atte-Stone.

  • Country Life: LXXXIII, 64, 1938.

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • "Lovejoy" (1993 - TV series, episode 4.9, "They Call Me Midas," as Rokeby Hall?). "Lady Audley's Secret" (2000 - TV, as Audley Court; the novel that the movie was based upon was written at Ingatestone Hall by Mary Elizabeth Braddon). "A Wife for William" (2004 - TV series). "Exitz" (2005 - as Percy's House). "Time of Her Life" (2005). "Bleak House" (2005 - TV series, as the exterior of Bleak House). "Jekyll and Hyde" (2015 - TV mini series, as Renata Jezequiel's home).

  • Current Seat / Home of: John Patrick Lionel Petre, 18th Baron Petre; Petre family here for 400 years.

    Past Seat / Home of: Sir William Petre, until 1572; John Petre, 1st Baron Petre, 1572-1613; William Petre, 2nd Baron Petre, 1613-37; Robert Petre, 3rd Baron Petre, 1637-38; William Petre, 4th Baron Petre, 1638-84; John Petre, 5th Baron Petre, 1684; Thomas Petre, 6th Baron Petre, 1684-1706; Robert Petre, 7th Baron Petre, 1706-13; Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre, 1713-42; Robert Edward Petre, 9th Baron Petre, 1742-1801; Robert Edward Petre, 10th Baron Petre, 1801-09; William Henry Francis Petre, 11th Baron Petre, 1809-50; William Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre, 1850-84; William Joseph Petre, 13th Baron Petre, 1884-93; Bernard Henry Philip Petre, 14th Baron Petre, 1893-1908; Philip Benedict Joseph Petre, 15th Baron Petre, 1908; Lionel George Carroll Petre, 16th Baron Petre, 1908-15; Joseph William Lionel Petre, 17th Baron Petre, 1915-89.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: By Appointment

    Phone: 01277-353-010

    Fax: 01245-248-979

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://www.ingatestonehall.com/

    Historic Houses Member: Yes

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