DiCamillo Companion
England

Pusey House

  • Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.

    Built / Designed For: John Allen Pusey

    House & Family History: In 1990 the Hornby family sold Pusey House, together with 1,300 acres, for about £8.5 million to Robert Montague of Tiphook PLC. After Montague went bankrupt in 1994, the House was sold, 1997-98, to John and Felicity Loudon (daughter of Peter Cadbury). In June 2010 John and Felicity Loudon put the house and 643 acres up for sale for £27 million.

  • Chapel & Church: All Saints Church, today a ruin, is closed to the public as a safety hazard.

  • Architect: John Sanderson

    Date: 1746-48
    Designed: House for John Allen Pusey

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  • 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: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 102, 1854.

    Country Life: CLX, 1902, 1958, 1976.

  • 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: Grade II

  • Past Seat / Home of: John Allen Pusey, 18th century; Pusey family here from the 12th century until 1935. Hornby family, 1935-90. Robert Montague, 1990-97. Loudon (Cadbury) family, 1998-2011

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No