Hinton House is a large country house near Hinton St George in Somerset, England.
History edit
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 edit
- ^ "Hinton House". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Robinson, p.123
- ^ "Tower House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Hinton House, South Range". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Wyatts Court". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Walls enclosing sunken garden immediately south of Hinton House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Robinson, p.124
- Robinson, John, Felling the Ancient Oaks, Aurum Press, 2011, ISBN 978-1845136703