Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland
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Giffords Hall (also called Gifford's Hall) is a Tudor manor house near Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk, England. It was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as “one of the loveliest houses of its date in England”.[1] It is one of two houses in Suffolk formerly owned by the Gifford family in the 13th century, the other being Gifford's Hall, Wickhambrook.[2][3]
Architecture[edit]
The current house is a mainly 16th century house built for the Mannock family, incorporating older fabric. It has a hall with a hammerbeam roof and a Tudor brick gatehouse incorporating medieval fragments.[4]
Gallery[edit]
Exterior[edit]
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Giffords Hall gatehouse from the South-West, pre-1900
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Giffords Hall gatehouse from the South-East, pre-1900
Courtyard and interior[edit]
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Giffords Hall courtyard and porch through the gatehouse
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Giffords Hall courtyard and hall range from the West, pre-1900
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Giffords Hall courtyard and hall range from the East
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Giffords Hall gatehouse's North façade from the courtyard, pre-1900
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Giffords Hall great hall from the West
Estate[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Stoke by Nayland" (PDF). Dedham Vale Society. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Suffolk and Hertfordshire country houses for sale". Country Life. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1235864)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "GIFFORDS HALL". Historic England. Retrieved 29 March 2021.