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William Petre bought Ingatestone manor soon after the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] for some £850 and commissioned the building of the house. Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]] spent several nights there on her [[royal progress]] of 1561. |
William Petre bought Ingatestone manor soon after the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] for some £850 and commissioned the building of the house. Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]] spent several nights there on her [[royal progress]] of 1561. |
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| Ingatestone Hall | |
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 The Gatehouse of Ingatestone Hall | |
  Ingatestone Hall Location of Ingatestone Hall in Essex | |
| General information | |
| Type | Country House |
| Architectural style | Tudor |
| Town or city | Ingatestone, Essex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°39′41.5″N 0°23′25.3″E / 51.661528°N 0.390361°E |
| Construction started | 1539 |
| Completed | 1556 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | English bond brickwork |
| Designations | Grade I listed |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Ingatestone Hall is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Essex, England. It is located outside the village of Ingatestone, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Chelmsford and 25 miles (40 km) north east of London. The house was built by Sir William Petre, and his descendants (the Barons Petre) live in the house to this day. Part of the house is leased out as offices while the current Lord Petre's son and heir apparent lives in a private wing with his family.
The hall is open to the public on selected afternoons between Easter and September.
History
William Petre bought Ingatestone manor soon after the Dissolution of the Monasteries for some £850 and commissioned the building of the house. Queen Elizabeth I of England spent several nights there on her royal progress of 1561.
The Petre family were recusants, remaining loyal to the Roman Catholic Church after the English Reformation had turned the Kingdom of England into a Protestant country. Statutes were passed prohibiting Catholic worship in England, the Book of Common Prayer was established as the official liturgy of the Church of England, and practising Catholics faced severe punishments. Like many noble Catholic families, the Petres worshipped in secret, holding clandestine Catholic Mass in the private family chapel at Ingatestone Hall. Sir John Petre befriended the composer William Byrd, also a Catholic, who spent Christmas with the family in 1589-90. Byrd, a resident of the neighbouring village of Stondon Massey from 1593, supported the covert worship by composing a comprehensive repertory of choral music to be sung in the private chapels at Ingatestone and nearby Thorndon Hall. The compositions included two sets of motets called Gradualia (1605 and 1607) and a set of three Mass settings, such as the Mass for Four Voices (1592-3), works first heard at Ingatestone that are now considered to be some of the finest examples of Tudor music.[1]
The Petre family sheltered a number of Catholic priests at Ingatestone, among them was St. John Payne, who was executed in 1582. The hall contains two priest holes that were used for this purpose.
Ingatestone Hall houses the remaining Petre family picture collection.
Architecture
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The building comprises three wings (north, east and south) around a central court. It was built by Sir William Petre 1539-1556 around a central courtyard in English bond brick and includes features typical of Tudor , including stepped gables and tall, ornate chimney pots.[2]
In the late 18th century Robert Petre, 9th Baron Petre moved back to the other family property, Thorndon Hall, which was being rebuilt in the Palladian style by the architect James Paine. At around this time, Ingatestone Hall underwent significant alterations and was converted into smaller rented apartments. The west wing, which contained the Great Hall, was demolished, opening the enclosed courtyard out into the U-shaped building that is seen today, and the north wing was extended and the the outer court buildings were rebuilt, including an entrance arch topped with a one-handed clock. This clock turret, engraved with the motto "Sans dieu rien" ("without God, nothing") is thought to have been the work of James Paine.[3][2]
The Long Gallery in the east range of the house was the main area of the house. It adjoins the remains of the former family chapel, which was pulled down and rebuilt in 1860.[2]
In the 20th century, Ingatestone Hall became the Petre family seat once again. Much of Thorndon Hall was destroyed by fire in 1876 and in 1919, Lionel Petre, 16th Baron Petre was killed in action in World War I. His widow, Lady Rasch, decided to move back to Ingatestone. She began a major project to restore Ingatestone Hall to its original Tudor appearance.[3]
In 1952 the hall was grade I listed, the gatehouse grade II* listed and several of the outhouses listed Grade II.[4][5]
In literature and film
The hall represented the exterior of Bleak House in the 2005 television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel and also appeared in an episode of the TV series Lovejoy. Mary Elizabeth Braddon's novel Lady Audley's Secret is set at Ingatestone Hall and was inspired by a stay there.[6]
See also
References
- History of Ingatestone, Essex
- Wood, Donna (2011). Exploring Britain's Historic Houses. Automobile Association,. ISBN 9780749568610.
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- ^ Kerman, Joseph (1981). The Masses and Motets of William Byrd. University of California Press. pp. 48–50. ISBN 9780520040335. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus (1965). the Buildings of England: Essex. Penguin. p. 251. ISBN 0140710116. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ a b "History of Ingatestone Hall". www.ingatestonehall.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Historic England, "Ingatestone Hall (1187315)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 July 2017
- ^ Historic England, "Gatehouse and courtyard ranges 30 meters west of Ingatestone Hall (1197286)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 July 2017
- ^ History of Ingatestone, Essex
External links
- Essex Historic Environment Record Entry for Ingatestone Hall
- Ingatestone Hall (Documentary film). Ingatestone, Essex: Essex Education Committee County Film Service/East Anglian Film Archive. 1952. Retrieved 13 October 2017.