Harrington Hall

Harrington Hall is a Grade I listedStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. country house in Harrington, Lincolshire. The original house was built in the late 16th century for the Copledykes, and was rebuilt in the late 17th century by Vincent Amcotts, who had purchased the estate in 1673.^[1]

The surrounding park and gardens are separately designated as Grade II structures. As at 2024 the hall is privately owned and is not open to the public, although the gardens are occasionally throughout the year.^[2]

Architecture

Harrington Hall is built of red brick with a slate roof. It has two storeys plus attics, thirteen bays and a central three-storey porch. The north wing was added in the 18th century, and was rebuilt in 1902; the L-shaped stables immediately north-west of the hall were rebuilt at the same time. A fire in 1991 caused extensive damage,^[2] leaving only the north wing intact. The hall was restored to its original condition in the early 1990s, an effort recognised by a diploma from the Europa Nostra Awards in 1995.^[3]

Park and gardens

The 25-hectare (62 acres) park contains two formal gardens: a walled kitchen garden and a 0.25-hectare (0.62 acres) terrace garden.^[2] The walled garden is said to be the one featured in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem Maud (1855),^[4] which was adapted into the song “Come Into the Garden, Maud” (1857).^[5]