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Wootton House is a large property in Wootton, Bedfordshire over 300 years old. |
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It is now surrounded by 8 acres of orchard, fields and lawns. |
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| name = Wootton House |
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Since then, the house has been converted into offices and recently been converted back to a family homes. It has now almost got back to its former glory, and is inhabited by the Palmer family. |
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| client = Sir Humphrey Monoux |
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| location = [[Wootton, Bedfordshire|Wootton]], [[Bedfordshire]] |
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| designations = Grade II* [[listed building]] |
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'''Wootton House''' is a late 17th-century country house in [[Wootton, Bedfordshire]], England.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Buildings of England: Bedfordshire |last=Pevsner |first=Nikolaus |authorlink=Nikolaus Pevsner |year=1951 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |volume=34 |oclc=1869761 |page=172 }}</ref> It is a [[Grade II* listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1249255|desc= Wootton House|accessdate= 21 February 2019}}</ref> |
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The house is built to a rectangular plan in two storeys, 8 bays by 5 bays, of stuccoed brick with a hipped tile roof. At the front is a central classical gabled porch with paired Doric pilasters. |
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==History== |
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The house was built for Sir Humphrey Monoux, 1st Baronet on land he had acquired from Lord Carlisle around 1660. The house and surrounding estate passed down in the Monoux family to Sir Philip Monoux, 5th Baronet, who died in 1805 leaving 4 daughters. The majority of the estate was inherited by the eldest daughter Mary, the widow of Sir John Payne, Bt who went on to remarry Francis Buckworth. She remained resident in the house until 1850 after which her grandson Sir Coventry Payne, Bt moved in. After his death in 1873 it passed to his 15-year-old son Philip. By this time the family fortunes, based on West Indian plantations, had dwindled and the property was heavily mortgaged. Philip was obliged to sell it to his daughter Sybil Harriet Doyne-Ditmas in 1923, who resold it in a public sale in 1927. It has since passed through several hands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityArchives/Wootton/WoottonHouse.aspx|title=Wootton House|publisher=Bedford Borough Council|accessdate= 21 February 2019}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Country houses in Bedfordshire]] |
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[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Bedfordshire]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 7 February 2024
| Wootton House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Manor house |
| Location | Wootton, Bedfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 52°5′40.920″N 0°32′17.556″W / 52.09470000°N 0.53821000°W |
| Ordnance Survey | TL0023845046 |
| Year(s) built | 17th century |
| Client | Sir Humphrey Monoux |
| Designations | Grade II* listed building |
Wootton House is a late 17th-century country house in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
The house is built to a rectangular plan in two storeys, 8 bays by 5 bays, of stuccoed brick with a hipped tile roof. At the front is a central classical gabled porch with paired Doric pilasters.
History
[edit]The house was built for Sir Humphrey Monoux, 1st Baronet on land he had acquired from Lord Carlisle around 1660. The house and surrounding estate passed down in the Monoux family to Sir Philip Monoux, 5th Baronet, who died in 1805 leaving 4 daughters. The majority of the estate was inherited by the eldest daughter Mary, the widow of Sir John Payne, Bt who went on to remarry Francis Buckworth. She remained resident in the house until 1850 after which her grandson Sir Coventry Payne, Bt moved in. After his death in 1873 it passed to his 15-year-old son Philip. By this time the family fortunes, based on West Indian plantations, had dwindled and the property was heavily mortgaged. Philip was obliged to sell it to his daughter Sybil Harriet Doyne-Ditmas in 1923, who resold it in a public sale in 1927. It has since passed through several hands.[3]
The house kept its estate until the 1950s when all of its land was sold off in lots and it ended up losing its 5 or so farms and cottages. It is now surrounded by 8 acres (32,000 m2) of orchard, fields and lawns.
References
[edit]- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1951). The Buildings of England: Bedfordshire. Vol. 34. Penguin Books. p. 172. OCLC 1869761.
- ^ Historic England. "Wootton House (1249255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Wootton House". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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