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Description: | Coloured engraving. Doddington Hall was built for Thomas Tailor, Registrar to the Bishop of Lincoln. It was designed by the architect Robert Smythson (1534/5-1614), who also designed Longleat House in Wiltshire and Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. Building work was completed in 1600. After Thomas Tailor’s death, the Hall was inherited by his son, Thomas (died 1652). It later passed to his granddaughter, Elizabeth Anton (1592-1658), who married Sir Edward Hussey of Honington. Their son, Sir Thomas Hussey (1639-1706), inherited Doddington Hall in 1658 and is named as the owner in this engraving, published in 1707. The Hall has not been sold since and remains in the family today, although the family name has changed five times as the estate has been passed down through the female line. | Subjects: | field hill topography tree coat of arms country house/mansion house road | Temporal: | 1707 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Leonard Knyff (Artist) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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