Quendon Hall

QUENDON AND RICKLING QUENDON PARK 1. 5222 Quendon Hall TL 53 SW 17/618 26.11.51

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2. C16-C17 brick house standing in a park of nearly 100 acres. The original house, which was timber-framed and on a half H plan is said to have been built by Thomas Newman about the middle of the C16. In 1670-80 Thomas Turner refaced the building with red and blue bricks, filled in the space between the wings and made other alterations. There are modern additions on the north. : fire in the mid C20 destroyed the upper storey and much of the interior. It has since been restored but without the attic storey of dormers it formerly had on the south front. The present house is of 2 storeys and attics. One:nine:one window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars (some original), in arched brick heads with keystones. The outer wings, each of one window range, project slightly on the south front, with stucco bands at window head level on the ground and first storeys. The centre part is divided into 6 bays by stuccoed pilasters standing on a plinth and supporting a moulded cornice. The main doorway is in the third bay, and has a flat moulded hood with carved brackets and pilasters with carved capitals. Roof tiled, with a carved modillion wood eaves cornice. The roof is hipped over the end wings of the south front. The interior has some original features, particularly the hall with Doric columns, fireplace and cornice. There is much panelling. The house was originally surrounded by a moat but only the east arm remains. On the north side there is an avenue of trees forming a vista with the axis on the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Newport, about 1 1/2 miles to the north. (RCHM 2 Quendon).

Listing NGR: TL5154231821