- Gosfield Hall
Gosfield Hall near
Braintree inEssex ,England was built in 1545 by SirJohn Wentworth , a member of Cardinal Wolsey’s household, and hosted Royal visits byQueen Elizabeth I and her grand retinue throughout the middle of the 16th century.It was then remodelled during the 18th century - the magnificent Ballroom was added and the deer park landscaped - to become a family home for the Marquis of Buckingham.
Later during the
French Revolution , Gosfield Hall became the home ofKing Louis XVIII and his Queen Marie-Josephine-Louise of Savoy who had fled France and theguillotine to live in grand style with more than 350 courtiers and staff in attendance from 1807 to 1809.More recently, the Hall was owned by the
Country Houses Association until it went into liquidation in 2003. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3319953.stm]The magnificent interiors and elegant historic facades of the building remain today. It is a Grade I
listed building .References
External links
* [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=114670&mode=quick Images of England page on the Hall with detailed architectural description]
* [http://www.brideshead.co.uk/gosfield_main.html Gosfield Hall]
* [http://www.countryhouseweddings.co.uk/gosfield-hall Gosfield Hall Wedding Venue]
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