Ruins Of Houghton House, Houghton Park is a Grade I listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1972. A {1615,"circa 1620"} Ruins.
Ruins Of Houghton House, Houghton Park
- WRENN ID
- distant-lancet-snow
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1972
- Type
- Ruins
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ruins of Houghton House, located in Houghton Park, are the remnants of a grand house built by John Thorpe in 1615. Inigo Jones made alterations around 1620. Later work by Christopher Wren and John Chambers was spread throughout the surrounding area after the house was dismantled in 1794. Notably, an oak staircase from the house is now in the Swan Hotel in Bedford. The site is currently under the control of the Department of the Environment. For further details, refer to the Victoria County History, pages 289-290.
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