Quidenham Hall

Quidenham Hall

Quidenham Hall is a country house at Quidenham in Norfolk, England.

History[]

A dwelling is known to have existed on the site as far back as the year 1000, which passed to the Bedingfeld family around 1400.^[1] In 1572 the manor was bought by John Holland, a local Member of Parliament.^[1] The present house dates to around 1600 when John's son, Thomas, started building it.^[1] The East Wing and West portico were added later by John Bristow.^[1] The house remained in the Holland family until around 1800 when it was bought by George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle: it then passed down the Keppel family.^[1] It was regularly visited by Edward VII in the early years of the 20th century.^[2] In 1948 the house was acquired from the Keppel family by the Carmelites of Rushmere, Ipswich who re-established it as a monastery of Carmelite nuns. In 1989 some cottages on the property, formerly used as staff living accommodation by the Keppel family, were made over to a hospice for sick children now under the management of , an independent charity under the patronage of the Duchess of Cambridge. Quidenham Hall itself remains in the hands of the Carmelite community.^[1]

Grounds[]

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  Monastery

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  Entrance

See also[]

• Media related to Quidenham Monastery at Wikimedia Commons

References[]

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