An 1818 engraving of the house from "Excursions in Suffolk"
House & Family History: In 1936 George Pretyman sold Orwell Park to Aldeburgh Lodge School, which renamed itself Orwell Park School.
House Replaced By: In the 1930s the Pretyman family built a new, smaller house at the other end of the park.
Garden & Outbuildings: In the mid-19th century the Orwell Park Estate ran to over 18,000 acres.
Architect: John MacVicar Anderson
Date: 1860s-70sJohn 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. I, p. 85, 1854.
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: Vol. IV, 1821.
Title: Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880
Author: Wilson, Richard; Mackley, Alan
Year Published: 2000
Reference: pg. 27
Publisher: London: Hambledon and London
ISBN: 1852852526
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. 255
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Admiral Edward Vernon, until 1757; Francis Vernon, 1757-83; John Vernon, 1783-1818. Sir Robert Harland, 2nd Bt., 1818-48. Colonel George Tomline, MP, 1848-89. Ernest George Pretyman, 1889-1931; George Pretyman. 1931-36.
Current Ownership Type: School
Primary Current Ownership Use: School
Ownership Details: Since 1936 Orwell Park School
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01473-659-225
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.orwellpark.co.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No