Earlier Houses: An earlier, circa 1680, house by Anthony Fisher was rebuilt by Donthorn in 1829 for William Lyde Wiggett-Chute of The Vyne.
Built / Designed For: G.W. Taylor
House & Family History: Robert Weir Schultz designed Pickenham Hall between 1902 and 1905. The banker G.W. Taylor purchasd the House in 1902. The Moreton family bought Pickenham in 1924 and remained here until 1986, when they sold the House, together with 3,547 acres.
Comments: The House is considered a significant result of the Domestic Revival, rendered by the leading Arts and Crafts architect, Robert Weir Schultz.
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
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: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Arumugam-Packiri family; here since the mid-1990s.
Past Seat / Home of: G.W. Taylor, 1902-24. Moreton family, 1924-86. Richard Daniels, 1986-93 (tenant).
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01760-756-376
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.southpickenham.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No