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The Hall, at times known as Kingston House and The Duke's House, is a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England.

History

The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (salle being french for hall). John Hall's grandson, also named John Hall, had no legitimate children and left his estate to his great-niece Rachel Baynton. She later married William Pierrepont, who became Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, giving the house its alternate names. After the second Duke died without issue, the house was sold to Thomas Divett, in 1802, who established a woollen mill, and sublet the house, which fell into disrepair. In 1848, the house was sold to Stephen Moulton, who undertook major restorations. During the restoration, many old documents were discovered, which were catalogued by Canon J.E.Jackson.^[4]

Architecture

The Hall, in particular the south front, is notable for having "more glass than wall".^[1] Not all contemporaries approved of the style. Francis Bacon in On Building refers to "fair houses so full of glass that one cannot tell where to become to be out of the sun or cold".^[5]^[6] The architect is not known. Similarities of style to Longleat, not far away and built about 30 years earlier, have led to suggestions that Robert Smythson may have been involved in the design.^[6]

The building sits high on a terrace. The south front has three projecting bays of two stories, with gables above. The outer two bays are wider than the central one, and have semi-circular projections. Open rings above the bays form a kind of balustrade. The terrace has a balustrade with a central staircase, leading to the main doorway of the house, which has a round arch, flanking Tuscan columns, and scroll-work above. Inside, the ceilings are high, and there are a number of Jacobean chimney-pieces and moulded plaster ceilings.

Gardens

The house stands in grounds of some 3.5 acres (1.4 ha), which were landscaped in the mid-19th century and recorded at Grade II on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens in 1987. John Moulton, the younger son of Stephen Moulton who inherited the estate in 1894, carried out extensive improvements and added many plants and trees. Further improvements were made from the 1960s by John's grandson Alex Moulton, who used the north-east corner of the site for his Moulton bicycle works.^[7]^[8]

The landscaping is in several sections. Just east of the house, a square lawn is surrounded by a clipped yew hedge. To the west, a path across another lawn leads to a small stone temple, probably 19th-century, having a triangular pediment supported by two Doric columns.^[9] South of the house is a large Grade II* listed balustraded terrace with 18th-century stonework, added to in the 19th century.^[10] In the far south is an octagonal building in rubble stone, from the late 18th century or early 19th; originally a dovecote, it was later an entrance lodge and is now a dwelling.^[11] The eastern parts of the grounds are informal pleasure gardens, with stables (created from a barn by Harold Brakspear in 1901–02)^[2] and a paddock;^[7] here is another small temple, probably from the 18th century, with four Tuscan columns.^[12]

Gallery

View of The Hall, by C.J. Richardson, published in 1837, so before the restoration in 1850^[13]
Drawing of chimney-piece and doorway by Richardson^[13]
Engraving of the Hall, 1854^[4]
The stairway to the terrace, phographed by Charles Latham in the late 1890s^[14]

Assessment

The Hall has been highly regarded from its early days to the present. John Aubrey (1670) described it as "the best built house for the quality of a gentleman in Wiltshire".^[4] W. J. Loftie in 1893 called it the most perfect of the smaller houses in the "second Elizabethan" style. ^[15] The house was selected as the model for the pavilion which was built for the 1900 Exhibition in Paris.^[14]^[16]

The house was designated as Grade I listed in 1954.^[17] Pevsner and Cherry (1975) refer to it as of national importance.^[18]

Present day

After the death in 2012 of Alex Moulton, great-grandson of Stephen Moulton, under the terms of his will the house – along with investments, land, outbuildings and cottages – was gifted to a charitable trust.^[19] In 2020 the trust was reorganised as a charitable incorporated organisation, the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust,^[20] which continues to preserve and maintain the Hall and its collections, and promote engineering and design.^[19] The trust runs occasional tours of the building and holds events in the grounds.^[21]^{[better source needed]}^{[non-primary source needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - I". Country Life. 132 (3423): 840–844. ISSN 0045-8856.
^ ^a ^b Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.
^ Gomme, Andor Harvey; Maguire, Alison (2008). Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes. Yale University Press. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0-300-12645-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jackson, J.E. (1854). "Kingston House, Bradford". Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Magazine. 1: 265–302.
^ Bacon, Francis (1909). Essays, civil and moral. New York: P.F. Collier and Son. pp. 114–117.
^ ^a ^b Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - II". Country Life. 132 (3424): 900–904. ISSN 0045-8856.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon: Park and Garden (1001233)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - III". Country Life. 132 (3425): 1020–1023. ISSN 0045-8856.
^ Historic England. "Garden seat with Portico in grounds to west of the Hall (1300720)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Historic England. "Terraces with ornamental balustrades and steps to south of the Hall, including retaining walls running to east and west and garden wall with gatepiers to east side of terraces (1036053)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Historic England. "6, Kingston Road (1200610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ Historic England. "Garden seat with Portico in grounds to east of the Hall (1036054)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Richardson, Charles James (1837). Observations on the Architecture of England During the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. &c. &c. J. Weale. OCLC 1008320177.
^ ^a ^b Tipping, H.A. (1900). Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment. Volume 1. London: Country Life. pp. 211–214.
^ Loftie, William John (1893). Inigo Jones and Wren: Or, The Rise and Decline of Modern Architecture in England. Rivington, Percival & Company. OCLC 1000939204.
^ Allwood, John (1977). The Great Exhibitions. Studio Vista. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-289-70792-0.
^ Historic England. "The Hall, Holt Road (1200529)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire (2 ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0140710264.
^ ^a ^b "The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust: Accounts and Trustees' Report". Charity Commission. 31 December 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust, registered charity no. 5151483". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
^ "Alex Moulton Charitable Trust". Retrieved 7 May 2022.

External links

Media related to The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon at Wikimedia Commons

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[CountryLifeI-1] Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - I". Country Life. 132 (3423): 840–844. ISSN 0045-8856.

[Orbach-2] Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.

[Gomme-3] Gomme, Andor Harvey; Maguire, Alison (2008). Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes. Yale University Press. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0-300-12645-7.

[KingstonHouse-4] Jackson, J.E. (1854). "Kingston House, Bradford". Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Magazine. 1: 265–302.

[5] Bacon, Francis (1909). Essays, civil and moral. New York: P.F. Collier and Son. pp. 114–117.

[CountryLifeII-6] Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - II". Country Life. 132 (3424): 900–904. ISSN 0045-8856.

[garden-7] Historic England. "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon: Park and Garden (1001233)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[CountryLifeIII-8] Oswald, Arthur (1962). "The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - III". Country Life. 132 (3425): 1020–1023. ISSN 0045-8856.

[9] Historic England. "Garden seat with Portico in grounds to west of the Hall (1300720)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[10] Historic England. "Terraces with ornamental balustrades and steps to south of the Hall, including retaining walls running to east and west and garden wall with gatepiers to east side of terraces (1036053)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[11] Historic England. "6, Kingston Road (1200610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[12] Historic England. "Garden seat with Portico in grounds to east of the Hall (1036054)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[Richardson1837-13] Richardson, Charles James (1837). Observations on the Architecture of England During the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. &c. &c. J. Weale. OCLC 1008320177.

[Tipping-14] Tipping, H.A. (1900). Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment. Volume 1. London: Country Life. pp. 211–214.

[Loftie1893-15] Loftie, William John (1893). Inigo Jones and Wren: Or, The Rise and Decline of Modern Architecture in England. Rivington, Percival & Company. OCLC 1000939204.

[Allwood1977-16] Allwood, John (1977). The Great Exhibitions. Studio Vista. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-289-70792-0.

[17] Historic England. "The Hall, Holt Road (1200529)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[Pevsner-18] Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1975). The Buildings of England: Wiltshire (2 ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin. pp. 135–136. ISBN 0140710264.

[:1-19] "The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust: Accounts and Trustees' Report". Charity Commission. 31 December 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[20] "The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust, registered charity no. 5151483". Charity Commission for England and Wales.

[21] "Alex Moulton Charitable Trust". Retrieved 7 May 2022.

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+{{Short description|Mansion in Wiltshire dating from the 1600's}}
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 [[File:The Hall - Holt Road - geograph.org.uk - 945394.jpg|thumb|The Hall, south front]]
-'''The Hall''', at times known as '''Kingston House''' and '''The Duke's House''' is a Jacobean mansion in [[Bradford-on-Avon]], [[Wiltshire]].
+'''The Hall''', at times known as '''Kingston House''' and '''The Duke's House''', is a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion in [[Bradford-on-Avon]], [[Wiltshire]], England.
+== History ==
-The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is located at the east end of the town.<ref name=CountryLifeI>{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - I |journal=Country Life |date=1962 |volume=132 |issue=3423 |pages=840-844 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref><ref name="Pevsner">{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |last2=Cherry | first2=Bridget |title=The Buildings of England: Wiltshire |date=1975 |publisher=Penguin |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0140710264 |pages=135-136 |edition=2}}</ref><ref name="Gomme">{{cite book | first1= Andor Harvey |last1=Gomme | first2 = Alison |last2=Maguire  | date = 2008 | title = Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes | publisher = Yale University Press | pages = 207-208 | isbn = 978-0-300-12645-7 }}</ref> The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th-Century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (''salle'' being french for hall). John Hall's grandson, also named [[John Hall (1632–1711)|John Hall]], had no legitimate children and left his estate to his great-niece Rachel Baynton. She later married William Pierrepont, who became [[Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull]], giving the house its alternate names. After the [[Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|second Duke]] died without issue, the house was sold to Thomas Divett, in 1802, who established a woollen mill, and sublet the house, which fell into disrepair. In 1848, the house was sold to [[Stephen Moulton]], who undertook major restorations. During the restoration, many old documents were discovered, which were catalogued by [[John Edward Jackson (antiquarian)|Canon J.E.Jackson]].<ref name="KingstonHouse">{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=J.E. |title=Kingston House, Bradford |journal=Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Magazine |date=1854 |volume=1 |pages=265-302 |url=https://archive.org/details/jackson-1854-wiltshirearchaeo-01maga}}</ref> The house has remained in the Moulton family, and is now managed by the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hall, Bradford on Avon |url=https://moultontrust.org/ |website=Alex Moulton Charitable Trust |access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref>
+The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town.<ref name="CountryLifeI">{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - I |journal=Country Life |date=1962 |volume=132 |issue=3423 |pages=840–844 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref><ref name="Orbach">{{Cite book |last1=Orbach |first1=Julian |title=Wiltshire |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |last3=Cherry |first3=Bridget |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-300-25120-3 |series=The Buildings Of England |location=New Haven, US and London |pages=172–173 |oclc=1201298091 |authorlink2=Nikolaus Pevsner |authorlink3=Bridget Cherry}}</ref><ref name="Gomme">{{cite book | first1= Andor Harvey |last1=Gomme | first2 = Alison |last2=Maguire  | date = 2008 | title = Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes | publisher = Yale University Press | pages = 207–208 | isbn = 978-0-300-12645-7 }}</ref> The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (''salle'' being french for hall). John Hall's grandson, also named [[John Hall (1632–1711)|John Hall]], had no legitimate children and left his estate to his great-niece Rachel Baynton. She later married William Pierrepont, who became [[Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull]], giving the house its alternate names. After the [[Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull|second Duke]] died without issue, the house was sold to Thomas Divett, in 1802, who established a woollen mill, and sublet the house, which fell into disrepair. In 1848, the house was sold to [[Stephen Moulton]], who undertook major restorations. During the restoration, many old documents were discovered, which were catalogued by [[John Edward Jackson (antiquarian)|Canon J.E.Jackson]].<ref name="KingstonHouse">{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=J.E. |title=Kingston House, Bradford |journal=Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Magazine |date=1854 |volume=1 |pages=265–302 |url=https://archive.org/details/jackson-1854-wiltshirearchaeo-01maga}}</ref>
+== Architecture ==
-The Hall, in particular the south front, is notable for having "more glass than wall".<ref name=CountryLifeI/> Not all contemporaries approved of the style. [[Francis Bacon]], in ''On Building'' refers to "fair houses so full of glass that one cannot tell where to become to be out of the sun or cold".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bacon |first1=Francis |title=Essays, civil and moral |date=1909 |publisher=P.F. Collier and Son |location=New York |pages=114-117 |url=https://archive.org/details/essayscivilmoral01baco/page/114/mode/1up?q=glass}}</ref><ref name=CountryLifeII>{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - II |journal=Country Life |date=1962 |volume=132 |issue=3424 |pages=900-904 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref> The architect is not known. Similarities of style to [[Longleat]], not far away and built about 30 years earlier, have led to suggestions that [[Robert Smythson]] may have been involved in the design.<ref name=CountryLifeII/> The builing sits high on a terrace. The south front has three projecting bays of two stories, with gables above. The outer two are wider than the central one, and have semi-circular projections. Open rings above the bays form a kind of balustrade. The terrace has a balustrade with a central staircase, leading to the main doorway of the house, which has a round arch, flanking tuscan columns, and scroll-work above. Inside, the rooms are high, and there are a number of  Jacobean chimney-pieces and moulded plaster ceilings. The gardens have an octagonal dovecot and two temples.<ref name=CountryLifeI/><ref name="Pevsner"/><ref name="Gomme"/><ref name=CountryLifeII/><ref name=CountryLifeIII>{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - II |journal=Country Life |date=1962 |volume=132 |issue=3425
+The Hall, in particular the south front, is notable for having "more glass than wall".<ref name="CountryLifeI" /> Not all contemporaries approved of the style. [[Francis Bacon]] in ''On Building'' refers to "fair houses so full of glass that one cannot tell where to become to be out of the sun or cold".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bacon |first1=Francis |title=Essays, civil and moral |date=1909 |publisher=P.F. Collier and Son |location=New York |pages=114–117 |url=https://archive.org/details/essayscivilmoral01baco/page/114/mode/1up?q=glass}}</ref><ref name="CountryLifeII">{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - II |journal=Country Life |date=1962 |volume=132 |issue=3424 |pages=900–904 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref> The architect is not known. Similarities of style to [[Longleat]], not far away and built about 30 years earlier, have led to suggestions that [[Robert Smythson]] may have been involved in the design.<ref name="CountryLifeII" />
-|pages=1020-1023 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref>
+The building sits high on a terrace. The south front has three projecting bays of two stories, with gables above. The outer two bays are wider than the central one, and have semi-circular projections. Open rings above the bays form a kind of balustrade. The terrace has a balustrade with a central staircase, leading to the main doorway of the house, which has a round arch, flanking [[Tuscan column|Tuscan columns]], and scroll-work above. Inside, the ceilings are high, and there are a number of  Jacobean chimney-pieces and moulded plaster ceilings.
-{{Gallery |height=244px |width=240px
- |Observations on the architecture of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. and c. and c (1837) (14781069451).jpg|View of The Hall, by [[Charles James Richardson|C.J. Richardson]], published in 1837, so before the restoration in 1850.<ref name="Richardson1837">{{cite book | first1=Charles James | last1=Richardson | date = 1837 | title = Observations on the Architecture of England During the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. &c. &c | publisher = J. Weale |  oclc = 1008320177 | url = https://archive.org/details/observationsonar00rich}}</ref>
+== Gardens ==
+The house stands in grounds of some {{Convert|3.5|acre}}, which were landscaped in the mid-19th century and recorded at  Grade II on the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens]] in 1987. John Moulton, the younger son of Stephen Moulton who inherited the estate in 1894, carried out extensive improvements and added many plants and trees. Further improvements were made from the 1960s by John's grandson [[Alex Moulton]], who used the north-east corner of the site for his [[Moulton Bicycle|Moulton bicycle]] works.<ref name="garden">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1001233|desc=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon: Park and Garden|access-date=7 May 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref name="CountryLifeIII">{{cite journal |last1=Oswald |first1=Arthur |date=1962 |title=The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon - III |journal=Country Life |volume=132 |issue=3425 |pages=1020–1023 |issn=0045-8856}}</ref>
+The landscaping is in several sections. Just east of the house, a square lawn is surrounded by a clipped yew hedge. To the west, a path across another lawn leads to a small stone temple, probably 19th-century, having a triangular pediment supported by two [[Doric columns]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1300720|desc=Garden seat with Portico in grounds to west of the Hall|access-date=7 May 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> South of the house is a large Grade II* listed balustraded terrace with 18th-century stonework, added to in the 19th century.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036053|desc=Terraces with ornamental balustrades and steps to south of the Hall, including retaining walls running to east and west and garden wall with gatepiers to east side of terraces|access-date=7 May 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> In the far south is an octagonal building in rubble stone, from the late 18th century or early 19th; originally a dovecote, it was later an entrance lodge and is now a dwelling.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1200610|desc=6, Kingston Road|access-date=7 May 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The eastern parts of the grounds are informal pleasure gardens, with stables (created from a barn by [[Harold Brakspear]] in 1901–02)<ref name="Orbach" /> and a paddock;<ref name="garden" /> here is another small temple, probably from the 18th century, with four [[Tuscan order|Tuscan columns]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1036054|desc=Garden seat with Portico in grounds to east of the Hall|access-date=7 May 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>
+== Gallery ==
+{{Gallery |
+Observations on the architecture of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. and c. and c (1837) (14781069451).jpg|View of The Hall, by [[Charles James Richardson|C.J. Richardson]], published in 1837, so before the restoration in 1850<ref name="Richardson1837">{{cite book | first1=Charles James | last1=Richardson | date = 1837 | title = Observations on the Architecture of England During the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. &c. &c | publisher = J. Weale |  oclc = 1008320177 | url = https://archive.org/details/observationsonar00rich}}</ref>
  |Observations on the architecture of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and King James I. and c. and c (1837) (14781070581).jpg|Drawing of chimney-piece and doorway by Richardson<ref name="Richardson1837"/>
- |Kingston House or The Hall Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire Essays 8.jpg|Engraving of the Hall from 1854.<ref name="KingstonHouse"/>
+ |Kingston House or The Hall Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire Essays 8.jpg|Engraving of the Hall, 1854<ref name="KingstonHouse"/>
- |Gardens Old and New Vol 1 The Hall Bradford on Avon 0245.jpg|The stairway to the terrace, phographed by [[Charles Latham (photographer)|Charles Latham]] in the late 1890s.<ref name=Tipping>{{cite book |last1=Tipping |first1=H.A. |title=Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment. Volume 1 |date=1900 |publisher=Country Life |pages=211-214  |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/gardensoldnewcou01unse}}</ref>
+ |Gardens Old and New Vol 1 The Hall Bradford on Avon 0245.jpg|The stairway to the terrace, phographed by [[Charles Latham (photographer)|Charles Latham]] in the late 1890s<ref name=Tipping>{{cite book |last1=Tipping |first1=H.A. |title=Gardens, old and new; the country house & its garden environment. Volume 1 |date=1900 |publisher=Country Life |pages=211–214  |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/gardensoldnewcou01unse}}</ref>
 }}
+== Assessment ==
-The Hall has been highly regarded from its early days to the present. [[John Aubrey]] (1670) described it as "the best built house for the quality of a gentleman in Wiltshire".<ref name="KingstonHouse"/> [[W. J. Loftie]] in 1893 caled it the most perfect ot the smaller houses in the "second Elizabethan" syle. <ref name="Loftie1893">{{cite book | first1= William John |last1=Loftie | date = 1893 | title = Inigo Jones and Wren: Or, The Rise and Decline of Modern Architecture in England | publisher = Rivington, Percival & Company | pages = | oclc = 1000939204 | url = https://archive.org/details/inigojoneswrenor00loftuoft}}</ref> The house was selected as the model for the pavillion which was built for the 1900 Exhibition in Paris<ref name=Tipping/>. Pevsner and Cherry (1975) refer to it as of national importance.<ref name="Pevsner"/>
+The Hall has been highly regarded from its early days to the present. [[John Aubrey]] (1670) described it as "the best built house for the quality of a gentleman in Wiltshire".<ref name="KingstonHouse"/> [[W. J. Loftie]] in 1893 called it the most perfect of the smaller houses in the "second Elizabethan" style. <ref name="Loftie1893">{{cite book | first1= William John |last1=Loftie | date = 1893 | title = Inigo Jones and Wren: Or, The Rise and Decline of Modern Architecture in England | publisher = Rivington, Percival & Company | pages = | oclc = 1000939204 | url = https://archive.org/details/inigojoneswrenor00loftuoft}}</ref> The house was selected as the model for the pavilion which was built for the 1900 Exhibition in Paris.<ref name=Tipping/><ref name="Allwood1977">{{cite book | first1= John |last1=Allwood | date = 1977 | title = The Great Exhibitions | publisher = Studio Vista | page = 99 | isbn = 978-0-289-70792-0 }}</ref>
+The house was designated as [[Grade I listed]] in 1954.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1200529|desc=The Hall, Holt Road|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] and Cherry (1975) refer to it as of national importance.<ref name="Pevsner">{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |title=The Buildings of England: Wiltshire |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget |date=1975 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=0140710264 |edition=2 |location=Harmondsworth |pages=135–136}}</ref>
+== Present day ==
+After the death in 2012 of Alex Moulton, great-grandson of Stephen Moulton, under the terms of his will the house – along with investments, land, outbuildings and cottages – was gifted to a charitable trust.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2020 |title=The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust: Accounts and Trustees' Report |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A11291313&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=5151483 |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Charity Commission |page=1}}</ref> In 2020 the trust was reorganised as a [[charitable incorporated organisation]], the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust,<ref>{{EW charity|5151483|The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust}}</ref> which continues to preserve and maintain the Hall and its collections, and promote engineering and design.<ref name=":1" /> The trust runs occasional tours of the building and holds events in the grounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Moulton Charitable Trust |url=https://moultontrust.org/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=}}</ref>{{better source|date=September 2024}}{{primary source inline|date=September 2024}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{Commons Category|The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon}}
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+*[https://moultontrust.org/ The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust]
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-[https://www.freshford.com/hall_bradford.htm The Hall, Bradford on Avon]
+*[https://www.freshford.com/hall_bradford.htm The Hall, Bradford on Avon] at freshford.com
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 [[Category:Country houses in Wiltshire]]
+[[Category:Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 1600s]]
+[[Category:Bradford-on-Avon]]