Hunstanton Hall, Grade I listed building in Old Hunstanton, England.
Hunstanton Hall is an English country house in Old Hunstanton with architectural elements spanning multiple periods, from a 1487 gatehouse through seventeenth-century wings to Victorian modifications. The structure was built with clunch and carrstone materials before being converted into residential apartments.
The L'Estrange family occupied the estate from the Norman Conquest until after World War II, when it was sold in 1948. Two major fires in 1853 and 1947 prompted extensive reconstructions that shaped its present appearance.
The hall inspired writer P.G. Wodehouse, who featured it and its gardens in his novels. Visitors can still recognize the spaces that appeared in his literary works.
The property sits in rural Norfolk surrounded by gardens developed across different periods of its history. Visitors should prepare for uneven floors and narrow passageways typical of buildings of this age and construction.
The estate featured an Octagon garden summerhouse, a distinctive eight-sided pavilion that appeared in literary works. This architectural feature made the gardens a place of both literary and horticultural interest.
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