Ragley

Ragley is the family home of the 9th Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford and seat of the Conway-Seymour family. Simon Jenkins ranks the house in the house in the top one hundred in his book, England's Thousand Best Houses (Penguin, 2003, pp. 810-11).

The Hall was designed in 1680 by Robert Hooke, friend of Sir Christopher Wren and rival of Sir Isaac Newton. It was completed in the 18^th Century by James Gibbs who designed the Great Hall, the exceptional plasterwork in the main reception rooms and the impressive stable block in the 1750s and James Wyatt who added the central portico in 1780.

The Hall stands in four hundred acres of picturesque parkland landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in the 18^th Century, and twenty-seven acres of formal gardens laid out by Robert Marnock in 1873. The park and gardens provide a spectacular and unique setting for the Jerwood Sculpture collection.

Articles in Country Life

G. Worsley, 'Ragley Hall, Warwickshire', Country Life, 7 March 1996, pp. 70-75.
H. Avray Tipping, 'Ragley Hall, Warwickshire', Country Life, published in 2 parts: 22 March 1924, pp. 438-445 and 29 March 1924 pp. 476-482.

Further information

www.ragleyhall.com