Thorington Hall, Thorington

Thorington

Suffolk

England

Circa Date: 1819

Status: Destroyed

Demolished 1949

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: An earlier house was replaced by the circa 1819 house.

Built / Designed For: Colonel Bence Bence

House & Family History: Thomas Hopper may have designed the current House.
Architect: Thomas Hopper

Date of Birth: 1776
Date of Death: 1856
Nationality: British
Notes: Hopper was the county surveyor for Essex.

Designed: House
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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: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
"The Restoration Man" (2010 - TV documentary, episode 1.5, "Thorington Gate Lodge").
Past Seat / Home of: Ida Bence-Lambert, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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