Oxnead, near Brampton
Norfolk
England
Circa Date: 1580 w/17th & 19th century alterations and additions
Status: Partially Extant
Everything but service wing demolished post 1809.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Country House: Yes
The Church and House from "Peacock's Polite Repository," 1810.
Built / Designed For: Clement Paston
House & Family History: The three-bay Banqueting Hall was probably added to Oxnead Hall in expectation of Charles II's visit in 1678. A new wing was added in the early 21st century. The House, together with 13.5 acres and many outbuildings, was listed for sale for £2.5 million in 2009. Oxnead is today an event venue.
Collections: Sir William Paston commissioned a large collection of statues for display at Oxnead; of these, Nicholas Stone's statue of Hercules, circa 1640, is today at Blickling Hall, Norfolk.
Title: Tudor House and Garden: Architecture and Landscape in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries, The
Author: Henderson, Paula
Year Published: 2005
Reference: pg. 197
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300106874
Book Type: Hardback
Title: History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., A
Author: Schama, Simon
Year Published: 2000
Reference: pg. 269
Publisher: New York: Hyperion
ISBN: 0786867639
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
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Aspinall family
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir Robert de Salle, 14th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Clement Paston, 16th century; Sir William Paston, 17th century; William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 18th century; Paston family here 1420-1732. Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, early 19th century. John Adey Repton, 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: Available for weddings and events.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01485-500-292
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.oxneadhall.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No