Earlier Houses: There was an earlier medieval house on the site of today's Hall Farm.
House & Family History: Thorpe Tilney Hall was built by the Whichcote family as a dower house for their main seat, Aswarby Park. The Whichcotes remained here until 1918, when much of the 2,000-acre estate was purchased by the county council to provide small-holdings for soldiers returning from the Great War.
Garden & Outbuildings: The 20th century Opera Pavilion features stained glass by John Piper.
Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Whichcote family, circa 1745-1918. Roy Rothery, mid-20th century. Stockdale family, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No