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England

Shrubland Park (Shurbland Hall)

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

    Built / Designed For: The Rev. John Bacon

    House & Family History: Prince Albert visited Shrubland in 1851. During World War I the house was requisitioned by the government. The Shrubland Hall Health Clinic operated here from the 1960s until April 2, 2006, when the Shrubland Estate (the house and 1,333 acres) was put up for sale with an asking price of £23 million. Until 2015 a hotel operated in the house. Historic England added Shrubland Hall to its Heritage at Risk Register in 2021.

    Collections: The contents of Shrubland Park were auctioned September 19-21, 2006 by Sotheby's, bringing a total of £4,518,784.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Barry designed the arch, the three lodges that flank the entrance to grounds, and the Italianate gardens (based on those of the Villa d'Este). The estate was broken up and sold in 2006.

  • Architect: Alexander Roos

    Date: 1838-45
    Designed: Alterations

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    Architect: James Paine Sr.

    Date: 1770-72
    Designed: House and interior decoration in main rooms

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    Architect: John Peter Deering (Gandy)

    Date: 1830-32
    Designed: Remodelled House and added Entrance Façade

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    Architect: Charles Barry Sr.

    Date: 1849-54
    Designed: Terrace, conservatory, and tower in Italianate style.

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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: Vol. II, p. 209, 1853.

    Country Life: CXIV, 1654, 1734, 1953.

  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 1995
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 0300072074
    Book Type: Softback

    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 I

  • "Never Say Never Again" (1983 - as the gym in the Bond-Lippe fight scene).
  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: The Rev. John Bacon, 18th century. Sir William Fowle Middleton, 1st Bt., late 18th to the mid-19th century. James St. Vincent Saumarez, 4th Baron de Saumarez, 19th-20th centuries.

    Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Unoccupied

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No