Built / Designed For: John Price
House & Family History: In the late 19th century Julian Fellowes's great grandfather, Pat Mackintosh, worked for Penybont Hall's owner, John Percy Severn, who has been suggested as the inspiration for the fictional earl of Grantham in the "Downton Abbey" TV series.
Architect: Henry Needham Sheffield
Date: 1875
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: John Price, 18th century. J. Cheesement Severn, 19th century; John Percy Severn, late 19th century. John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite, 19th century; Walsh family here from the late 19th century until 1984.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No