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Hinton House

Hinton House

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Not to be confused with Hinton House, Hinton Charterhouse.

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

Hinton House c. 1800

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. [1]
    "Hinton House". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    Robinson, p.123
  3. [3]
    "Tower House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Hinton House, South Range". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Wyatts Court". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Walls enclosing sunken garden immediately south of Hinton House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  7. [7]
    Robinson, p.124

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