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Barrington Hall, Essex
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'''Barrington Hall''' is an 18th-century English country house in the village of [[Hatfield Broad Oak]], Essex, UK which has since been converted to offices. It is a [[Grade II* listed building]].<ref></ref>
[[File:Barrington Hall from the east, in Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England 02.jpg|thumb|Barrington Hall]]
The hall is built in red brick in both two and three storeys with a balustraded parapet. There are a number of ornamental shaped Dutch gables. The south front of the house has a central block with a centrepiece with carved figures.
==History==
The manor of Hatfield Broad Oak was bought by Sir Francis Barrington in 1612. The Barringtons were the hereditary woodwards (foresters) of Hatfield Forest. Prior to 1600 the family seat was an earlier Barrington Hall, which once stood on a moated site north of the village of Hatfield Broad Oak. The family interest in the forest ended in 1832 when they sold out to John Archer Houblon. <ref> </ref>
The present day Barrington Hall lies about 1 km north of the village and is enclosed in a park. It was built in 1734 by James Sanderson for John Shales Barrington shortly after the latter had succeeded his cousin the 5th Baronet Barrington to the estate. It however remained uncompleted and unoccupied for over 120 years. It was finally completed and occupied after extensive re-modelling in 1863 for George Lowndes, a distant relative of the Barringtons. The renovation was done in a Neo-Jacobean style to the design of architect [[Edward Browning]].
The Hall has a deer park and lake. As of 2018 it had been recently refurbished and put up for sale.
==References==
[[Category: Country houses in Essex]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Essex]]
[[File:Barrington Hall from the east, in Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England 02.jpg|thumb|Barrington Hall]]
The hall is built in red brick in both two and three storeys with a balustraded parapet. There are a number of ornamental shaped Dutch gables. The south front of the house has a central block with a centrepiece with carved figures.
==History==
The manor of Hatfield Broad Oak was bought by Sir Francis Barrington in 1612. The Barringtons were the hereditary woodwards (foresters) of Hatfield Forest. Prior to 1600 the family seat was an earlier Barrington Hall, which once stood on a moated site north of the village of Hatfield Broad Oak. The family interest in the forest ended in 1832 when they sold out to John Archer Houblon. <ref> </ref>
The present day Barrington Hall lies about 1 km north of the village and is enclosed in a park. It was built in 1734 by James Sanderson for John Shales Barrington shortly after the latter had succeeded his cousin the 5th Baronet Barrington to the estate. It however remained uncompleted and unoccupied for over 120 years. It was finally completed and occupied after extensive re-modelling in 1863 for George Lowndes, a distant relative of the Barringtons. The renovation was done in a Neo-Jacobean style to the design of architect [[Edward Browning]].
The Hall has a deer park and lake. As of 2018 it had been recently refurbished and put up for sale.
==References==
[[Category: Country houses in Essex]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Essex]]
September 23, 2019 at 09:48PM
