Thorpe Castle House (Thorpe Waterville Castle)

Thorpe Achurch, near Oundle

Northamptonshire

England

Circa Date: 1653 w/19th & 20th century alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Comments: Oliver Hill and John Cornforth, writing in "English Country Houses: Caroline, 1625-1685," called Thorpe Hall "the outstanding country house of the Commonwealth."
Architect: Peter Mills

Date of Birth: 1598
Date of Death: 1670
Nationality: English
Notes: Mills was a City bricklayer by trade. He became an architect and designed one of the great Commonwealth houses, Thorpe Hall, Northamptonshire.

Date: 1653
Designed: House for Oliver St. John

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Title: English Country Houses: Caroline, 1625-1685
Author: Hill, Oliver; Cornforth, John
Year Published: 1985
Reference: pg. 102
Publisher: Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd.
ISBN: 0907462782
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Oliver St. John, mid-17th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family

Ownership Details: Divided into two houses
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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