Hales Hall in Loddon

Loddon, Norfolk

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, was once house of the Hobarts, namely Sir James Hobart, who became Attorney General

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 to Henry VII

Henry VII of England

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 in 1485.

History

There has been a house on this site for some 1100 years with the remaining buildings being late medieval, including the outer Gatehouse

Gatehouse

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, Stewards and Guest Lodgings and the largest brick medieval barn in Britain

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 and built by Sir James Hobart in the late 1470s. A descendant of the same family would later build Blickling Hall

Blickling Hall

Blickling Hall is a stately home in the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England, that has been in the care of the National Trust since 1940.-History:...

 in Norfolk. The house is currently for sale, listed at £1,695,000.

Occupants

Previous occupants include Sir Roger de Hales in the 13th century whose daughter Alice married Thomas de Brotherton, King Edward I

Edward I of England

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 half brother, and Lady Dionysius Williamson who gave £11,000 in the 1670s to help Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...

 rebuild London

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's churches after the great fire in 1666.