A 1778 engraving of the house from "The Copper Plate Magazine"
House & Family History: Gennings may have been an inspiration for one of the country houses in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Walter Roberts, 6th Bt., 18th century. George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St. Albans, 18th century. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, late 19th-early 20th centuries. John Bazley White, here until 1893 as a tenant. Sir Frederick Seager Hunt, 1st Bt., here from 1895 until 1904 as a tenant. Arthur Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde, 1909-43.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No