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England

Navestock Hall

Chipping Ongar

Essex

England

Circa Date: 1720

Status: Destroyed

In 1811 the House was demolished and the park converted to farmland

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

The House from a 1776 copperplate engraving

  • Earlier Houses: There was an earlier manor house on the the site that was owned by St. Paul's Cathedral; by 1544 the manor was in the ownership of the crown. In the 1550s Queen Mary sold the the manor house to Sir Edward Waldegrave of West Haddon, Northamptonshire.

    Built / Designed For: 1st Earl Waldegrave

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Capability Brown landscaped the park, which was converted to farmland in 1811.

  • Architect: Lancelot Brown

    Designed: Landscaping

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  • Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
    Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
    Year Published: 1981
    Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
    ISBN: 0850110351
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Demolished

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Edward Waldegrave, 16th century. SEATED AT 18TH CENTURY HOUSE: James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave, 18th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Demolished

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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