The House from a 19th century photograph
Built / Designed For: John Berney
House & Family History: Westwick Hall came into the Petre family on the marriage of William Petre (died 1772) to Elizabeth, co-heir of John Berney of Westwick Hall. William's son, John Berney Petre (1741-1819), died unmarried and the property was bequeathed to his nephew, Jack Varlo (1773-1854), an army captain, who changed his name to Petre. His son, John Berney Petre (1805-82), had no issue and Westwick Hall passed to his niece, Mary Laura Duff (née Dawkins) and then to her son, Captain Bernard James Duff. Both mother and son changed their names to Petre in 1882. (We are grateful to Stewart Addley for this history of Westwick Hall.)
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: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: John F.B. Petre
Past Seat / Home of: John Berney, 18th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No