Woodfold House (Woodfold Park) (Woodfold Hall)

House & Family History: In 2002 the developer, who plans to erect residential houses on the Estate, committed £500,000 toward conservation of the House.

Collections: The Yerburgh (Thwaites) family contents at Woodfold House were auctioned May 24-26, 1949 in a three-day sale of nearly 800 items.
Garden & Outbuildings: There are entrance gates still standing to Woodfold Park.
Architect: Charles McNiven

Date of Birth: Circa 1746
Date of Death: 1815
Nationality: British

Date: 1796-99
Designed: May have been involved in design of House
(Attribution of this work is uncertain)
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Architect: James Wyatt

Date of Birth: 1746
Date of Death: 1813
Nationality: British
Notes: One of the most important 18th century British architects, James Wyatt was born in Staffordshire in 1746 and received significant recognition in 1770 for the Pantheon (now destroyed), a theater on Regent Street that was modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Wyatt's interiors at Heavingham Hall in Suffolk are among his most significant designs, but his most famous work was Fonthill Abbey, the Gothick extravaganza he created for William Beckford in the Wiltshire countryside. He also began the Wyatt dynasty of architects, the most notable member of whom was probably his nephew, Jeffry Wyatt (later Wyatville).

Date: 1796-99
Designed: House for Henry Sudell

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Title: Georgian Group Annual Report
Author: NA
Year Published: NA
Reference: 2002, pg. 7
Publisher: London: The Georgian Group
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Light Softback

Title: Georgian: The Magazine of the Georgian Group, The
Author: NA
Year Published: NA
Reference: Autumn/Winter 2002, pg. 33
Publisher: London: The Georgian Group
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Magazine

Title: Guide to the Country Houses of the North-West, A
Author: Robinson, John Martin
Year Published: 1991
Reference: pg. 253
Publisher: London: Constable and Company Limited
ISBN: 0094699208
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1990
Author: Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (Editors)
Year Published: 1990
Reference: pg. P 32
Publisher: London: Debrett's Peerage Limited (New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc.)
ISBN: 0312046405
Book Type: Hardback

Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback

Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Henry Sudell, 18th century. John Fowden Hindle, 19th century. Robert Daniel Thwaites Yerburgh, 1st Baron Alvingham, 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association

Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family

Ownership Details: Ruin restored and converted to flats in 2005.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

Woodfold House (Woodfold Park) (Woodfold Hall)

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