Raveningham Hall
A brick country house with a classically composed front, later alterations and a continuing family-estate setting in Norfolk.
Raveningham Hall est un château situé à Raveningham, England, au Royaume-Uni. Le registre le désigne comme « Grade II* listed building ». Données issues de Wikidata.
Register entry — RAVENINGHAM HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1306263. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1951-09-25. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1306263
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
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- Eighteenth-century country house with later remodelling
- Royaume-Uni
- Raveningham
- East of England
- other
- 1951-09-25
Lecture éditoriale
Historic England dates Raveningham Hall to the late eighteenth century, while the estate's own summary places it around 1750. The sources therefore do not establish one uncontested construction year; the present account retains the broader eighteenth-century dating.
The listing describes a seven-bay front with a pedimented centre and Tuscan portico, followed by nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century remodelling. It records an eighteenth-century cantilevered staircase but also later plasterwork imitating earlier forms. The estate describes the hall as a family home within a working rural property.
Our editorial reading: classical regularity can conceal later change. Compare the composed exterior with the evidence for altered entrances, rooms and decoration.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1306263 and https://raveningham.com/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Conseils de visite
Confirm current garden, event and estate access directly with the operator. The hall's role as a family residence is distinct from any advertised garden visit; do not assume that grounds admission includes private interiors.
Localisation et visite
Confirmez les horaires, les conditions d’accès et les réservations auprès du lieu lui-même. Ces indications suivent la notice source.
Sources et crédits
Notice source : Wikidata
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : Eigen redactie
Notice source : National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Notice source : Wikimedia Commons
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