South Rauceby Hall
South Rauceby Hall | |
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Type | House |
Location | South Rauceby, Lincolnshire |
Coordinates | 53°00′01″N 0°28′07″W / 53.0004°N 0.4686°W |
Built | 1842 |
Architect | William Burn |
Architectural style(s) | Tudor Revival |
Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | South Rauceby Hall |
Designated | 27 September 1983 |
Reference no. | 1168616 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Lodge, gates and railings to South Rauceby Hall |
Designated | 27 September 1983 |
Reference no. | 1360615 |
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens | |
Official name | Rauceby Hall park and garden |
Designated | 24 June 1985 |
Reference no. | 1000987 |
South Rauceby Hall, South Rauceby, Lincolnshire, England is a country house dating from the mid-19th century. It was designed by William Burn in 1842 for Anthony Peacock Willson. Inherited by the Cracroft-Amcotts family, it remains a private home. It is a Grade II listed building.
History
South Rauceby Hall, often simply Rauceby Hall, is built on the site of an earlier house. The present building was commissioned in 1842 by Anthony Peacock Willson, a local
Architecture
Nicholas Antram, in his 2002 revised volume Lincolnshire, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, describes the architectural style of South Rauceby as Tudor Gothic, and notes that the hall lacks the Baroque elements of Revesby Abbey and Stoke Rochford Hall.[2] The house is of two main storeys, with basements and attics. The construction material is limestone ashlar. South Rauceby Hall is a Grade II listed building[8] as is the entrance lodge, with its gates and railings.[9] The gardens and park are designated Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.[10]
Notes
- ^ Anthony Peacock Willson’s sister, Louisa, was the mother of Cecil Rhodes.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Rauceby Hall, Lincolnshire". Handed On. 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Harris & Antram 2002, p. 667.
- ^ Historic England. "Stoke Rochford Hall (Grade I) (1306963)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Harlaxton Manor (Grade I) (1298440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Revesby Abbey (Grade I) (1288157)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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- ^ "Rauceby Hall (South Rauceby Hall)". DiCamillo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "South Rauceby Hall (Grade II) (1168616)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Lodge, gates and railings to South Rauceby Hall (Grade II) (1360615)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Rauceby Hall Park and Garden Hall (Grade II) (1000987)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
Sources
- ISBN 0-300-09620-8.