Wollaton Hall, Wollaton Park, Nottingham

This country house was built in 1580-88 to designs by Robert Smythson. Alterations were carried out after 1688. Then in the 1830s Sir Jeffrey Wyattville remodelled the interior. It is one of the most important Elizabethan houses in England. It has a symmetrical rectangular plan with an almost freestanding tower at each corner.

Location

Nottingham Nottingham

Period

Tudor (1485 - 1602)

Tags

hall architecture Tudor (1485 - 1602)