DiCamillo Companion
England

Quenby Hall

  • Earlier Houses: There was likely an earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.

    Built / Designed For: George Ashby I

    House & Family History: In late 2013 the de Lisle family listed Quenby Hall for sale for £11.6 million.

    Comments: Nikolaus Pevsner called Quenby "...the most important house in the Elizabethan-Jacobean style in the county."

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Quenby Hall sits in an estate of 1,400 acres.

  • Country Life: XVI, 342, 1904. XXX, 550 plan, 590, 1911. XLVII, 836 [Furniture], 1920.

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • "Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story" (2005).
  • Past Seat / Home of: George Ashby I, 1618-53; George Ashby II, 1653-?; George Ashby III, until 1728; Shukburgh Ashby, until 1792; Ashby family here from the 13th century until 1904. Rosamund Greaves, 1904-24. Sir Harold Nutting, 1924-72. Gerard March-Phillipps-de Lisle, late 20th century; March-Phillipps-de Lisle family here from 1972 until 2013.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No