Culverthorpe Hall,

Culverthorpe Culverthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Culverthorpe and Kelby, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Sleaford, north-east from Grantham and south-east from Ancaster. History According to ...

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, England is an 18th-century

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. It is a

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History

In the 17th century the estate at Culverthorpe was held by the Listers. In around 1679, it was bought by Sir John Newton who remodelled the existing house. His son, also John, undertook alterations in 1699. In the 1730s Sir John's grandson,

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, made further changes, possibly employing either Roger Morris, who certainly worked on Newton's London house, or Robert Morris, who dedicated his ''Lectures on Architecture'' to Newton, or both. On his death in 1743, his only son having died in infancy, the estate passed to the Archer-Houblon family. Rodolph Ladeveze Adlercron bought the hall in the early 20th century and employed

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to undertake alterations. The hall remains privately owned.

Architecture and description

Culverthorpe is of two storeys, with a raised attic. The style is

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. The central block is of five bays, and has two adjoining wings. The house is faced in

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with slate roofs.

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, in his

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, notes the possible attributions to either Robert or Roger Morris, or both. The hall is a

. The stables and garages, originally a service wing but converted in the early 20th century, have their own Grade II* listings. An eyecatcher in the grounds, which comprises the facade of a former family chapel, is also Grade II* listed. The former home farm is listed at Grade II.

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* * {{commons category, Culverthorpe Hall Houses completed in the 18th century Grade I listed houses Grade I listed buildings in Lincolnshire Country houses in Lincolnshire