Hanbury Hall was built c1701 by an unidentified architect for a wealthy Chancery barrister, Thomas Vernon, a distant relation of the Vernons of Haddon Hall and the Vernons of Sudbury Hall. This red brick house with stone dressings has a front of eleven bays with three-bay projecting wings. It also has a hipped roof and cupola. When it was built, Hanbury Hall provided Thomas with the type of gentry house that had long been accepted by the nobility; its architectural features were relatively old-fashioned, suggesting that it was designed by a conservative master mason rather than a London architect in the vanguard of fashion. Inside, there is a magnificent painted staircase completed by Sir James Thornhill, the English exponent of Baroque decorative painting, in 1710. There is also a panelled hall with a monochrome trompe l’oeil ceiling.
A stunning early 18th century House set in 20 acres of beautifully restored formal Gardens. Once home to the Vernon family Hanbury is a beautiful example of a country mansion with magnificent wall paintings by Sir James Thornhill and collections of 18th and 19th century furniture,ceramics and family portraiture.
