Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Lady Anne Spencer, Viscountess Bateman, granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, after whom the house was named.
House & Family History: In 2011 Spencers was listed for sale at a guide price of £4.25 million.
Garden & Outbuildings: The 1.5-acre walled garden at Spencers supposedly contains the oldest (18th century) greenhouse in Essex.
Architect: Unknown (designed by an unknown architect)
Date: Circa 1840
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
Reference: pg. 73
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Lady Anne Spencer, Viscountess Bateman, 1762-69. Sarah Chambers, 1769-83. Gregory Lewis Way, 1783-99; Way family here from 1783 until 1920. Andrew Duncan, 1920-36. Augustine Courtauld, 1937-59. Richard Austen "Rab" Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, 1978-82. William Courtauld, 1995-2010.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: Limited Access to Grounds Only
Phone: 01787-238-175
Historic Houses Member: No