The House from a circa 1910 postcard
Built / Designed For: Ernest Blackburn
House & Family History: Little Thakeham is an H-shaped Cotswold style manor house built of locally quarried coursed stone. Though an early 20th building, Lutyens so convincingly designed the house, and used such appropriate materials, that Little Thakeham looks as if it stepped out of the 16th century. The house was listed for sale for £6 million in May 2016; in May of 2020 it was listed for sale again, this time at £5.5 million. Little Thakeham served as a hotel in the late 20th century.
Comments: Little Thakeham is considered one of Lutyens's best houses.
Architect: Edwin Landseer Lutyens
Date: 1902-03Country Life: XXVI, 292, 1909.
Title: Historic Country Hotels of England: A Select Guide, The
Author: Arnold, Wendy
Year Published: 1989
Reference: pg. 87
Publisher: San Francisco: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0877016275
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II*
Past Seat / Home of: Ernest Blackburn, early 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No