Brocklesby Hall

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Brocklesby Hall
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Brocklesby Hall
Type Country house
Location Brocklesby, Lincolnshire
Coordinates 53°35′11″N0°17′00″W / 53.5865°N 0.2834°W / 53.5865; -0.2834
Built for Earl of Yarborough
Current usePrivate estate
Website Brocklesby Estate
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameBrocklesby Hall
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no.1359800
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameHolgate Monument
Designated1 November 1966
Reference no.1063417
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameHunt kennels and house
Designated1 November 1966
Reference no.1166049
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Hermitage
Designated24 January 1985
Reference no.1063418
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameMausoleum, wall and screen
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no.1063361
Official nameBrocklesby Park
Designated24 June 1985
Reference no.1000971
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Location of Brocklesby Hall in Lincolnshire

Brocklesby Hall is a country house near to the village of Brocklesby in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The house is a Grade I listed building and the surrounding park is listed, also at Grade I, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.

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History

The 27,000 acre (113 square kilometre) Brocklesby Park estate has been in the possession of the Pelham family since the 16th century. A cadet branch of the Sussex Pelhams, Charles Pelham (c. 1679 – 1763) inherited the Brocklesby Estate from his father, and further land from his uncle. [1] Between 1708 and 1730, he extensively remodelled an earlier house on the site. [2] His great-nephew, Charles Anderson-Pelham (1749 – 1823), one of the richest commoners in England, was elevated to the peerage as first Baron Yarborough. [3] His heir, also Charles (1781 – 1846), was created Earl of Yarborough in 1837. [4] The father engaged Charles Heathcote Tatham to make extensions to the house, and Jeffry Wyatville drew up plans for a grandiose expansion. These were not carried forward but James Wyatt did undertake some work on the estate, including the kennels and the mausoleum to Sophie Aufrere, Charles' wife, who died in 1786. [2] Charles Anderson-Pelham also employed Capability Brown to remodel the grounds, and Brown's work included the Newsham Bridge, to the north of the estate. [2]

In 1898, following a disastrous fire at the house, Reginald Blomfield undertook a major reconstruction, but most of his external work was removed in a drastic remodelling and reduction of the house by Claude Phillimore in 1957-1958. [5] The hall remains the private home of the Earls of Yarborough and is not open to the public. [6]

Architecture and description

Nicholas Antram, in his Lincolnshire volume of the Pevsner Buildings of England series, revised and reissued in 2002, notes that the architectural history of the hall is complex. [2] The combined efforts of Charles Tatham, Jeffry Wyatville and James Wyatt are hard to disentangle. William Burn also made contributions in the later 19th century, but much was destroyed, externally and internally, in the fire of 1898. [7] Sir Reginald Blomfield undertook a "meticulous" reconstruction, but most of this work was later removed by Claude Phillimore. [2] The present house is a large rectangular block in brick, with a nine bay, three-storey façade. [8] This is a remodelling of the west wing of the original house. [9] A one-storey wing, a picture gallery designed by Tatham, remains to the side. Phillimore created a new entrance in the angle of the main block and this gallery. Antram considers it, "the least successful part of [his] work" at Brocklesby. [2]

Historic listing designations

Brocklesby Hall is a Grade I listed building. [10] Its park is listed, also at Grade I, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. [11] The estate contains a large number of listed structures, over 30 in total, including seven at the highest Grade I listing. [12] [13] Those buildings listed at Grades I or at II* are listed below.

NameLocationPhotographDateNotesGrade
Brocklesby Hall Brocklesby Brocklesby Park and Gardens- aerial 2024 (geograph 7840195).jpg 18th - 20th centuriesFor the Earl of Yarborough [14] I
Holgate MonumentSouth-east of the house Holgate Monument, Brocklesby Park (2) - geograph.org.uk - 6476953.jpg 1785By James Wyatt for the 1st Baron Yarborough, to commemorate a friend, George Holgate. [15] I
Hunt kennels and houseSouth-east of the house1810By James Wyatt to house the hounds of the Brocklesby Hunt. [16] I
Church of All SaintsSouth-east of the house Brocklesby Church - geograph.org.uk - 583617.jpg 14th centuryThe estate church. [17] I
Newsham Bridge North of the house Newsham Bridge, Brocklesby Estate (geograph 2082866).jpg 1772By Capability Brown [18] I
The HermitageSouth of the house Hermitage, Brocklesby, an essential component of a voguish pleasure ground (1) - geograph.org.uk - 6477484.jpg Late 18th centuryA garden house constructed of roots. [19] I
Mausoleum, wall and screenSouth of the house Mausoleum near Great Limber - geograph.org.uk - 2696128.jpg 1793By James Wyatt [20] I
Newsham LodgeNorth of the house Newsham Lodge - geograph.org.uk - 2005697.jpg c.1800Possibly by Jeffry Wyatville. [21] II*
Main stable blockNorth-east of the houseLate 17th/early 18th centuryBrick-built courtyard. [22] II*
Gateway to houseNorth-east of the houseElaborate gateway with gatepiers attributed to James Wyatt. [23] II*
OrangeryNorth-west of the house18th centuryAttributed to Charles Heathcote Tatham. [lower-alpha 1] [24] II*
ConservatorySouth-west of the house1785Attributed to James Wyatt [25] II*
Garden UrnWest of the houseLate 18th centuryProbably by James Wyatt [26] II*
Arabella Aufrere TempleSouth of the house Arabella Aufrere's Temple - geograph.org.uk - 2914740.jpg 1787Probably by James Wyatt. [27] II*

Notes

  1. ↑ The Orangery contains a collection of Classical sculpture, moved from Appuldurcombe House, a property on the Isle of Wight which the Pelhams sold in 1855. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pevsner, Harris & Antram 2002, pp. 188–192.
  3. ↑ "Anderson Pelham, Charles (1749-1823), of Brocklesby, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Anderson Pelham, Charles (1781-1846), of Manby in Broughton, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Brocklesby Hall (Grade I) (1359800)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Brocklesby, Lincolnshire". Brocklesby Estate. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Brocklesby Hall (Grade I) (1359800)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Brocklesby Hall (Grade I) (1359800)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ↑ https://www.thedicamillo.com/house/brocklesby-park-brocklesby-hall/
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  11. ↑ Historic England. "Brocklesby Park (Grade I) (1000971)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Listed buildings in Great Limber, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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  15. ↑ Historic England. "Holgate Monument (Grade I) (1063417)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "Hunt kennels and house (Grade I) (1166049)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1165503)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Historic England. "Newsham Bridge (Grade I) (1063419)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  19. ↑ Historic England. "The Hermitage (Grade I) (1063418)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  20. ↑ Historic England. "Mausoleum, wall and screen (Grade I) (1063361)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Historic England. "Newsham Lodge (Grade II*) (1166070)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Historic England. "Main Stable Block (Grade II*) (1063413)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  23. ↑ Historic England. "Gateway to house (Grade II*) (1165475)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  24. ↑ Historic England. "The Orangery (Grade II*) (1317308)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Historic England. "The Conservatory (Grade II*) (1063409)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  26. ↑ Historic England. "Garden Urn (Grade II*) (1165456)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  27. ↑ Historic England. "Arabella Aufrere Temple (Grade II*) (1166061)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 September 2024.

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