The house from "Morris's Views of Seats," circa 1875.
Earlier Houses: There was an earlier manor house that stood to the east of the current house.
Architect: Thomas Atkinson
Date: 1771-75Vitruvius Britannicus: C. IVth. pls. 90, 91, 1739.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 83
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Grade II*
Current Seat / Home of: Henry Durand Hotham, 8th Baron Hotham; Hotham family here since the 17th century.
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Sir John Hotham, 2nd Bt., until 1689; Sir John Hotham, 3rd Bt., 1689-91; Sir Charles Hotham, 4th Bt., 1691-1723; Sir Charles Hotham, 5th Bt., 1723-38. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Charles Hotham, 6th Bt., 1738-67; Sir Beaumont Hotham, 7th Bt., 1767-71; Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Bt., 1771-94; Sir John Hotham, 9th Bt., 1794-95; Sir Charles Hotham, 10th Bt., 1795-1811; Sir William Hotham, 11th Bt. and 1st Baron Hotham, 1811-13; Beaumont Hotham, 2nd Baron Hotham, 1813-14; Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham, 1814-70; Charles Hotham, 4th Baron Hotham, 1870-72; John Hotham, 5th Baron Hotham, 1872-1907; Frederick William Hotham, 6th Baron Hotham, 1907-23; Henry Frederick Hotham, 7th Baron Hotham, 1923-67.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No