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Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry Hobart from 1616 and designed by Robert Lyminge .
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The original banqueting hall on the Blickling Estate was built in the 15th century, when the estate was in the possession of Sir John Fastolf. Blickling’s most famous resident was Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIIIand Queen of England between 1533 and 1536. The Boleyn family owned Blickling, and resided here for the first few years of the 16th ...
Blickling remains in the care of the National Trust – the house and estate make for an excellent day out, and there’s plenty to see and do on site. The Jacobean house is glorious – look out for the grand entrance hall and staircase in its original style, as well as 1930s style Brown Drawing Room. The Chinese Bedroom also has some of the best surviv...
Blickling is in Norfolk, about halfway between Norwich and Cromer via the A140: it’s signposted from the main road with brown signs. Allow 30 minutes from Norwich. If you’re coming by public transport, trains and buses go to Aylsham, 2 miles away. You’ll need to call ahead to book a cab, or walk the remaining distance – there are footpaths, notably...
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Building the Blickling library. The present red-brick mansion was built by Sir Henry Hobart (1560–1626) after he purchased the estate in 1616. The house was built on the same site as Sir Geoffrey Boleyn's, by architect Robert Lyminge, who was already known for building Hatfield House. The moat remains from Tudor times, as Sir Henry used this ...
May 26, 2024 · A Tapestry of History. The tale of Blickling Hall begins long before the current house was built. Records show that the estate was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Blickling Hall was built by the surveyor Robert Lyminge for Sir Henry Hobart between 1616 and 1626, on the site of a late medieval moated hall which it largely replaced. It was supplied with elaborate gardens and a banqueting house, set within two deer parks, one of 12th-century origin.
Blickling Hall. Blickling Hall is located in the village of Blickling, north of Aylsham, Norfolk and dates back to the 11th century when it was the manor house of Harold Godwinson who, on the death of King Edward the Confessor, become the King of England. Following Harold’s death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the succession of William ...
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Extract. Blickling Hall in Norfolk is one of the best-known Jacobean mansions. Its south (entrance) and east façades (Figs 3 and 4) are outstanding pieces of architecture of the period and the rich emblematic plasterwork of the long gallery ceiling is justly celebrated. The date of its commencement, 1619, is carved in a prominent place in the ...
