Helmingham Hall
Helmingham Hall is a moated
History
The present Helmingham Hall may have been initially constructed in 1510 on the site of an earlier house called Creke Hall. The exterior was altered between 1745 and 1760, again in 1800 by
In addition to the house and gardens, several other buildings and structures on the estate are listed Grade II. The garden wall to the south west of the hall,[6] two urns and a male and female statue,[7][8][9][10] a sundial and an obelisk,[11][12] the tea rooms, bridge, game larder, and revetment are all listed Grade II.[13][14][15][16]
The gate lodge to the north east of the hall and the left and right front lodges are also listed Grade II, as is the entrance gateway and piers between the front lodges.[17][18][19][20]
The Church of St Mary on the edge of the park has connections with the Tollemache family dating back to the Middle Ages. The church is filled with memorials to several generations of the family, including a large tomb with a verse describing four generations of Tollemaches.
Gardens
Though the house is not open to the public, Helmingham is best known for its fine gardens which are open to the public from May to September. There are semi-formal mixed gardens with extensive
Contents
The Tollemaches of Helmingham own one of the only two English
The "Tollemache lute manuscript" was acquired from the Helmingham Hall collections and sold by Sotheby's in 1965 to Robert Spencer.[25] It was written by Henry Sampson. Robert Spencer, the present owner of the manuscript, maintains "Tollemache" in its common reference, despite the change of owner.[26]
Catherine Tollemache lived at the hall from 1581 to 1612, many household papers from her time survive, with her collection of contemporary and medieval recipes.[27]
In media
The hall has been used for filming including; BBC One's
See also
References
- ^ Historic England, "Helmingham Hall (1033070)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Helmingham Hall (1000270)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England. "Helmingham Hall (388597)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Helmingham Hall history". Helmingham. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Helmingham Hall Bridges". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Historic England, "Garden wall, 70 meters south west of Helmingham Hall (1033071)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Urn, 60 meters south west of centre of west elevation of Helmingham Hall (1033072)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Urn, 60 meters south west of the south west corner of Helmingham Hall (1181680)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Male statue, 5 meters south west of the north west corner of moat surrounding Helmingham Hall (1181699)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Female statue, 50 meters south west of the south west corner of moat surrounding Helmingham Hall (1033070)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial, 30 meters south west of west elevation of Helmingham Hall (1181687)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Obelisk about 750 meters west of Helmingham Hall (1181708)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Tea rooms, formerly sables and coach house, 70 meters north of Helmingham Hall (1033074)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Bridge, about 300 meters east of Helmingham Hall (1033075)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Gamelarder, 20 meters south of Keeper's Cottage (1182283)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Revetment to outer bank of moat surrounding Helmingham Hall, and two attached bridges, Helmingham Park (1284918)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Gate lodge, north east of Helmingham Hall (1240189)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Front lodge and screen wall to left (1033078)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Front lodge and screen wall to right (1352125)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Entrance gateway and piers to Helmingham Park, between front lodges to oak walk (1182406)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2017
- ISBN 978-0-7112-3299-0
- ^ "Background". Xa Tollemache.
- ^ Gill, Donald (July 1960) "The orpharion and bandora." The Galpin Society Journal. Vol. 13.
- JSTOR 3125739.
- ^ "The Lute Society: Journal". www.lutesoc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- JSTOR 3125950.
- ^ Moira Coleman, Fruitful Endeavours: The 16th-Century Household Secrets of Caterine Tollemache of Helmingham Hall (Phillimore, 2012), pp. 57-58.
- ^ "Antiques Roadshow - Series 40: 10. Helmingham Hall 1". Retrieved 6 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (22 January 2019). "A bit of ruff: how Danny Dyer went from tinpot wideboy to TV treasure". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.