| Hatch Court | |
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Location within Somerset
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Palladian |
| Town or city | Hatch Beauchamp |
| Country | England |
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| Completed | c. 1755 |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | John Collins |
| Architect | Thomas Prowse |
Hatch Court in Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England was built around 1755 and has been designated as a grade I listed building.[1] It was built of Bath Stone by Thomas Prowse for John Collins.
The house now contains a small military museum commemorating the life and work of Brigadier Hamilton Gault, who was Member of Parliament for Taunton, and member of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce, as well as a decorated Boer War hero. Hamilton Gault was the founder of the British Empire's last privately raised regiment, the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.[2]
The regiment saw action in both World Wars, and were the first Allied force to enter Amsterdam in early 1945. They were more recently in action against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Anaconda in 2002.
The gardens contain a walled vegetable garden.[3]
The stable block was built around 1820.[4]