Laxton Hall

Built / Designed For: George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery.

House & Family History: The Entrance Hall, designed by George Dance, is extraordinary; it has a shallow top-lit vault, an Ionic screen, and a low central arch.

Comments: The Georgian Group called the Hall "one of England's finest surviving neo-Classical interiors."
Architect: Humphry Repton

Date of Birth: 1752
Date of Death: 1818
Nationality: British
Notes: Partner of John Nash. Repton thought of Sheringham Hall as his favorite work.

Date: 1806
Designed: House

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Architect: George Dance, Jr.

Date of Birth: 1741
Date of Death: 1825
Nationality: British

Date: 1811
Designed: Entrance Hall for Lord Carbery

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Architect: William Daniel Legg

Date of Birth: 1743
Date of Death: 1806
Nationality: British
Notes: Stamford architect. Sometimes spelled Legge

Date: 18th century
Designed: House for 3rd Baron Carbery
(Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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Architect: George Dance, Jr.

Date of Birth: 1741
Date of Death: 1825
Nationality: British

Date: 1806-09
Designed: Alterations to the interiors

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Architect: Francis Bernasconi

Date of Birth: 1762
Date of Death: 1841
Nationality: British

Date: 1806-09
Designed: Alterations

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Architect: William Berners Westmacott

Date of Birth: Circa 1793
Date of Death: 1880
Nationality: British

Date: 1806-09
Designed: Alterations

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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. II, p. 164, 1855.

John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, 1824.
Title: Georgian: The Magazine of the Georgian Group, The
Author: NA
Year Published: NA
Reference: January 1999, pg. 16
Publisher: London: The Georgian Group
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Magazine
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery, 18th century; William Charles Evans-Freke, 8th Baron Carbery, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Charity / Nonprofit

Primary Current Ownership Use: Retirement Home

Ownership Details: Owned by the Polish Benevolent Fund Housing Association.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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