Pugin Hall is a private house, designed as a

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and built in 1846–1847 in Rampisham,

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. The house is a

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, the top category, 'of highest significance'.

Early history

Pugin Hall was built in 1846–1847 as a replacement for the earlier rectory at Rampisham, Parsonage House, which was considered to be too dilapidated to be suitable for repair. It was one of two

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rectories built by Pugin, a Catholic convert.

Historic England listing details

Pugin Hall was a major commission by one of the most distinguished architects of the Victorian era, A.W.N. Pugin. It is a characteristic and highly influential example of one of Pugin's smaller, professional middle-class houses and is considered to be the most complete example of domestic architecture designed by him. It has an exceptionally well-preserved interior with features of high quality and is almost complete in every detail....(it) is unique as being his only commission for which a full set of detailed plans and specifications survive, produced by Pugin himself. The survival of such an unaltered house by Pugin is very rare and there is clearly no doubt at all about its exceptional importance.

Later history

There were several families privately owning Pugin Hall over the years, including the Armstrong-Wilson family in 1986. The house was listed for sale in 2013 at a guide price of £1.7 million.

Gallery

File:1 Pugin Hall Rampisham.jpg, Pugin Hall, Rampisham, Dorset. File:3 Pugin Hall Rampisham.jpg, Pugin Hall, Rampisham, Dorset. File:4 Pugin Hall Rampisham.jpg, Pugin Hall, Rampisham, Dorset. Detail of chimney stacks

References

External links

Pugin's plans for the RectoryReport on the 2008 conservation of Pugin Hall''Real Homes'' article on Pugin Hall, 11 March 2019Photograph of the HallPhotograph of the Hall
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pugin Hall Houses in Dorset Grade I listed houses in Dorset