House Replaced By: The original house was destroyed by fire on May 11, 2007. A new Orsett Hall, built as a hotel on the same footprint and in the same style, was completed in 2009.
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: Vol. I, p. 63, 1852.
Title: Country Houses of Shropshire, The
Author: Williams, Gareth
Year Published: 2021
Reference: pg. 51
Publisher: Suffolk: The Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781783275397
Book Type: Hardback
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
Reference: pg. 66
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Richard Baker, 18th century; William Wingfield-Baker, 1827-58; Richard Wingfield-Baker, 1858-80; Captain Digby Hamner Richard Wingfield-Baker, 1880-84. Captain Thomas Charles Douglas Whitmore, 1884-1907; Colonel Sir Francis Henry Douglas Charlton Whitmore, 1st Bt., 1907-62; Sir John Henry Douglas Whitmore, 2nd Bt., 1962-68. Tony and Val Morgan, late 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Corporation
Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel
Ownership Details: Today Orsett Hall Hotel
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01375-891-402
Fax: 01375-891-135
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.orsetthall.co.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No