Hinton House c. 1800

Hinton House is a large country house near Hinton St George in Somerset, England.

History

The house started life as a medieval hall house and was rebuilt around 1500 by Sir Amias Paulet.[1] Alterations were made for successive Lords Poulett by Matthew Brettingham, John Soane, James Wyatt, and Jeffry Wyattville.[2] The Tower House was added around 1814.[3]

The design of the south front is based on Inigo Jones's Banqueting House in Whitehall.[2] The South Range is Grade II* listed.[4]

The former stable block which was built in the late 18th century, designed by John Soane, is also a Grade II listed building.[5]

Immediately south of the main house is a sunken garden, surrounded by low open balustrading.[6]

During the Second World War, the house was used by the St Felix School for Girls, evacuated from Felixstowe.[7] The estate was broken up in August 1968, when it was sold by the childless 8th and last Earl Poulett. The house itself was divided into several flats.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hinton House". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Robinson, p.123
  3. ↑ "Tower House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hinton House, South Range". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Wyatts Court". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Walls enclosing sunken garden immediately south of Hinton House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Robinson, p.124
  • Robinson, John, Felling the Ancient Oaks, Aurum Press, 2011, ISBN 978-1845136703

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