Blickling Hall

Blickling Hall: Norfolk Country House

This was actually a request, and a very big one at that. I hope you'll all enjoy it. It's a mansion built in the reign of James 1st. It has 8 bedrooms, and I followed plans and pictures where possible.

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History

Blicking Hall was once in the possession of the Boleyn family, and home to Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and his wife, Elizabeth, between 1499 and 1505. It is presumed that their first two children Mary and George were born at Blickling Hall, along with several other Boleyn infants who did not live long. If the couple's most famous child, Anne was born before 1505 (as one school of historical thought contends) then she too was born at Blickling. However, the weight of evidence would suggest that Anne was born after 1505, probably in 1507 and by that time Sir Thomas had moved to Hever Castle in Kent. Nonetheless a statue and portrait of Anne Boleyn reside in Blickling Hall claiming "Anna Bolena hic nata 1507" (Anne Boleyn born here 1507).

The current Blickling Hall was built on the ruins of the old Boleyn property in the reign of James I, by the Hobarts. In 1616, Sir Henry Hobart Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and 1st Baronet bought Blickling from Robert Clere. The architect of Hatfield House, Robert Lyminge, is credited with the design of the current structure. The Lord Chief Justice married Dorthy, the daughter of Sir Robert Bell of Beaupre Hall, Outwell/Upwell, Norfolk, Speaker of the House of Commons 1572–1576. A grand display of heraldic material is present throughout the estate.

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Lot Size: 5x6
Lot Price: $150,000

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