Quidenham Hall

Quidenham Hall

Quidenham Hall is a country house at Quidenham in Norfolk.

History

A manor house is known to have existed on the site as far back as the year 1000; it 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 who have re-established it as a Carmelite nunnery and hospice for sick children.^[1]

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