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Hatfield House is a Grade I listed [1] country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house , was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I .
St Fagans National History Museum, near Cardiff, outside, 27 March 2011 (10 June 2010) The British Museum Part 2, London, outside, 3 April 2011 (2 September 2010) STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway Part 2, Swindon, Wiltshire, inside, 10 April 2011 (22 April 2010) Hatfield House Part 2, Hertfordshire, outside, 17 April 2011 (15 July 2010)
Built as a suburban villa in 1760, in what is now the Nicetown neighborhood of the city, Hatfield House operated as Catherine Mallon's Boarding School for Girls from 1806 to 1824. William J. Hay, who was the next owner, subsequently made major Greek Revival -style alterations, including the addition of the unusual 5-column temple portico in 1838.
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire (Dukes of Devonshire) Harewood House in West Yorkshire (Earls of Harewood) Hatfield House in Hertfordshire (Marquesses of Salisbury) Holkham Hall in Norfolk (Earls of Leicester) Leeds Castle in Kent (various families, ending with Olive, Lady Baillie) – now owned by Leeds Castle Foundation. [5]
Old Hatfield, sometimes called Bishops Hatfield, is a historic village in Hertfordshire, England. It is in the town of Hatfield . It grew up on the Great North Road , one day's journey from London by horse or coach and once had many coaching inns.
Cecil demolished much of the palace and built a new house nearby. [2] The oak was located near to one of the avenues leading to the new house. [4] George III visited Hatfield House in 1800 and may have viewed the oak. [3] Victoria and Albert visited in 1846, by which time the tree was enclosed by a fence and protected by a lead covering.
The Hatfield site is believed to be the site of the palace of Edwin of Northumbria, who allegedly died at the Battle of Hatfield Chase, the location of which is disputed. Hatfield was granted to the Warenne family c. 1070 and the house must have been built by them prior to 1317. It reverted to the Crown in 1347 when the Warenne male line became ...
The Hatfield–Hibernia Historic District is a national historic district which is located in West Brandywine Township and West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.