Heveningham Hall

Heveningham Hall is a large country house located in Suffolk, England. It is one of the largest in the country and is surrounded by well-kept rolling country side.

Brief History:
The current house was built in 1778 by Sir Robert Taylor, thus making it a rather late style of English Palladianism. The house was commissioned and occupied by Sir Gerard Vanneck who was a dutch merchant. The interiors of the house were completed by notable architect James Wyatt. The house was owned by the Vanneck family until 1970 when death duties forced the sale of the house. The house was bought by English Heritage until its sale in 1981 to an Iraqi businessman. The East Wing of the house was damaged by a fire in 1984 and was not entirely repaired until 1991. In 1994 the house was once again sold to its current owner who still uses it as a private house. Furthermore, the current owner has restored all of the surrounding land to the original designs by Capability Brown. It is now arguable that the ho