Hinxworth Place
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Hinxworth Place is a medieval manor house near Hinxworth, Hertfordshire England.
Formerly the Manor of Pulters it was built circa 1390. The construction is of clunch with loose flint filling cavities in the lower part of the walls. There is 16th century decoration painted directly onto the stonework in one of the upper rooms.
It was once owned by John Ward, son of Richard Ward, who was Lord Mayor of London for one month in 1484. After his death it passed to John Lambard, master of the Mercers' Company and alderman of London.[1] By the 1950s the house had fallen into dereliction but was renovated by a syndicate of London professionals and artists including the actor Peter Copley.
Hinxworth Place is now the home and workplace of the sculptor John W Mills, a number of his works are displayed in the grounds.
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- ^ British History Online. Retrieved on February 18, 2007.
