Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England

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Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England is a historic country house and ancestral seat of the Townshend family, renowned as one of the earliest examples of English Palladian architecture.

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Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England canonical 3
Raynham Hall, Norfolk 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic house
listed building
stately home
ancestralSeatOf Marquess Townshend
Townshend family
architect Inigo Jones
architecturalStyle Palladian architecture
surface form: English Palladian

Palladian architecture
associatedArchitect Charles Bridgeman
William Talman
builtFor Sir Roger Townshend
category Country houses in Norfolk
Grade I listed houses in Norfolk
Palladian architecture in England
completionDate 1630s
country England
currentOwner Marquess Townshend
famousPhotograph Brown Lady ghost photograph (1936)
floorCount 3
hasCulturalAssociation Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
hasLegend ghost of the Brown Lady
hasPart Birtsmorton Court chapel
surface form: Raynham Hall chapel

Raynham Hall gardens
Raynham Hall
surface form: Raynham Hall parkland
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageDesignationCountry United Kingdom
inception 1620s
locatedIn East of England
Norfolk
East Raynham, Norfolk, England
surface form: Raynham, Norfolk

United Kingdom
materialUsed brick
stone dressings
nearbySettlement East Raynham
notableFeature central pediment
rusticated stone basement
symmetrical Palladian façade
notableResident Charles Townshend
surface form: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
openToPublic limited access
owner Townshend family
patron Sir Roger Townshend
surface form: Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet
region North Norfolk district
surface form: North Norfolk
significantBuildingType early English Palladian country house
startDate 1620
usedFor private residence

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George Townshend placeOfBirth Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
George Townshend placeOfDeath Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
Surrender of Montreal (1760) – British commander after Wolfe’s death birthPlace Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
subject surface form: George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
Viscount Townshend familySeat Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England
this entity surface form: Raynham Hall, Norfolk