Riddlesworth Hall School

Riddlesworth Hall
Alternative names Riddlesworth Hall School
General information
Type Manor
Town or city Riddlesworth
Country England
Completed 1792
Client Silvanus Bevan III
Design and construction
Architect Thomas Leverton

Riddlesworth Hall School is a former country house. It now serves as a boarding school. It is located in Riddlesworth, Norfolk, England.

History

It was acquired by Silvanus Bevan III (1743–1830) in 1792.[1][2]

It later became the seat of the Compton-Thornhill baronets, including Sir Thomas Thornhill, 1st Baronet (1837-1900) and Sir Anthony John Compton-Thornhill, 2nd Baronet (1868–1949).

It is now a boarding school.[1][3][4] Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) was a pupil at the school.[3][5] So was her sister, Lady Sarah McCorquodale (born 1955).

Architecture

It was designed by architect Thomas Leverton (1743-1824) as a Georgian style three-storey manor house in 1792.[1][3] It is surrounded by 12 hectares of parkland.[3]

It was listed by English Heritage as a Grade II building on July 21, 1951.[1]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 British Listed Buildings
  2. ↑ The Regency Town House: The Bevans
  3. 1 2 3 4 Select English
  4. ↑ Department of Education
  5. ↑ House of Windsor from 1952/DianaPrincessofWales/Childhood.aspx The Official Website of the House of Windsor

Coordinates: 52°23′39″N 0°53′16″E / 52.3943°N 0.8877°E / 52.3943; 0.8877

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