A Son of the Rock

On our way down south last May Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk was one of our intended stopping points. It’s a country house surrounded by a moat and was built by the Bedingfield family who have lived in it ever since though it is now in the care of the National Trust.

Parterre:-

Entrance gatehouse. Apparently only two windows are the same:-

The house has undergone several renovations/updatings over the years and betrays different architectural styles arising  from each change. In the next few photos we move clockwise from the gatehouse round the building.

Gatehouse and bridge to courtyard :-

The room on the lower corner here is now the café:-

Due to internal reconstruction there is a floor running across the upper part of the lower windows here to accommodate the café:-

Large Window. One of the many updatings/reconstructions the Hall has undergone:-