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Nov 15, 2019 · Built in 1735 by Sir John Shales Barrington, who hailed from a line of baronets, Barrington Hall stood unoccupied until a distant relative took over the estate more than a century later.
Jun 7, 2020 · Barrington Hall was commissioned to be built by John Shales Barrington in 1735 as a long-term family seat, constructed in the Classic Georgian style by architect John Sanderson who built Stratton Park for the Duke of Bedford.
Jul 20, 2019 · The construction of Barrington Hall was initiated in 1735 by John Shales Barrington, whose family had been prominent in Essex since the Norman Conquest; the new hall was intended to be a glorious, long-term family seat.
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Mar 8, 2020 · Sir John inherited the Barrington Hall, Dunmow Park and Swainston Manor estates from his father in 1792. He sold Dunmow Park in 1797 to John and Richard James. Sir John died at Barrington Hall, 5 August 1818; his will was proved in the PCC, 23 January 1819.
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Harley had no male heir, but was delighted when in 1781 his daughter Anne married the son of Admiral Lord Rodney, a great naval commander. On Harley’s death in 1804, Berrington passed to the Rodney family, who lived there for the next 95 years through seven generations.
Lord George Rodney inherited the estate at the age of 7 in 1864. He spent little time at the house in his early years, leaving Eton to join the army and seeing active service in Egypt and the Sudan. In 1891 he married the Honourable Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest, at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly. His bride came from a noble family and it was conside...
Lord and Lady Rodney had four sons, George (1891), James (1893), Charles (1895) and William (1896) and initially enjoyed the social scene of the surrounding area. However, the 4,000-acre estate never recovered from the agricultural depression of the 1870s and the 7th Baron built up significant personal debts. To raise cash, he sold the Gainsborough...
Sep 17, 2020 · The nearly 30,000 square foot residence was designed by architect John Sanderson and construction started in 1734 for John Shales Barrington. Barrington never moved into the mansion and died a recluse without children.
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Situated in the beautiful countryside surrounding Hatfield Broad Oak, this stunning property offered by Knight Frank was redesigned in 1863 by renowned architects J & J Sanderson and offers everything you could possibly want from the ultimate country escape.
