Pampisford Hall | |
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General information | |
Location | Pampisford |
Town or city | Cambridgeshire |
Country | England |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | George Goldie |
Pampisford Hall is a country house designed by George Goldie in the civil parish of Pampisford in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It became a Grade II listed building on 29 October 1974. [1] The hall's gates and gate piers are also Grade II listed. [2]
The gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. They are not open to the public. [3]
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