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Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland

Coordinates: 51°59′55″N 0°56′18″E / 51.9985309498566°N 0.9382931042805964°E / 51.9985309498566; 0.9382931042805964
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Giffords Hall
Giffords Hall Gatehouse
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TypeTudor Manor House
LocationStoke-by-Nayland
Coordinates51°59′55″N 0°56′18″E / 51.9985309498566°N 0.9382931042805964°E / 51.9985309498566; 0.9382931042805964
AreaSuffolk
Built forMannock family
Architectural style(s)Tudor
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameGiffords Hall
Designated10 Jan 1953
Reference no.1283138
Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland is located in Suffolk
Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland
Location of Giffords Hall in Suffolk

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 takes its name from the powerful Gifford family, who owned it in the 13th century, alongside the similarly named Gifford's Hall, Wickhambrook.[2][3]

Architecture

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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]

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Exterior

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Courtyard and interior

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Estate

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Giffords Hall Farm

References

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  1. ^ "Stoke by Nayland" (PDF). Dedham Vale Society. Retrieved 29 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Suffolk and Hertfordshire country houses for sale". Country Life. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1235864)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ "GIFFORDS HALL". Historic England. Retrieved 29 March 2021.