Raveningham Hall is a
country house
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in
Norfolk
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, England, about south-east of
Norwich
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. There are 10 acres of gardens, and it has a rural estate of 5,500 acres.
It is home to
Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, and his family.
["The Raveningham Estate & Gardens"]
Raveningham Estate. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
The hall is a Grade II*
listed building
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, listed on 25 September 1951.
Hall
Raveningham Hall was built in the late 18th century for Sir Edmund Bacon, 8th and 9th Baronet (1749–1820). The architect is unknown. The building is of red brick and has a central
portico
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, of three bays, with
Tuscan column
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s. There was some modification in the early 20th century by the architect
Somers Clarke.
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Estate
There are 10 acres of gardens: this includes a walled kitchen garden, a restored Victorian conservatory, herbaceous borders, wildflower meadows and lawns.["Raveningham Gardens"]
Raveningham Estate. Retrieved 30 January 2020."Raveningham Hall"
National Garden Scheme. Retrieved 30 January 2020. it is open throughout the year for pre-booked group tours.
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There is a rural estate of 5,500 acres, where there is arable and livestock farming (including ]Sussex cattle
The Sussex is a British breed of red beef cattle from the Weald of Sussex, Surrey and Kent, in south-eastern England. Its traditional use as a draught ox on the Weald continued into the twentieth century. From the late nineteenth century it ...
and Norfolk Horn sheep), and 500 acres of semi-ancient natural woodland.[
]
See also
* Bacon baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Bacon family, all in the Baronetage of England. As of 2008, one creation is extinct and two of the creations are extant. The extant titles have been merged since 1755.
The Bacon baron ...
References
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Grade II* listed buildings in Norfolk
Country houses in Norfolk
Gardens in Norfolk
Houses completed in the 18th century