Wolterton Hall

Wolterton Hall
North elevation
General information
TypeHistoric house
Architectural styleGeorgian
Town or cityNear Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 7LY
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°50′26″N 1°12′37″E / 52.840635°N 1.210311°E / 52.840635; 1.210311
Completed1742
Inaugurated1725
Renovated1828
ClientHoratio Walpole
Technical details
Structural systemBrick, Portland stone cladding (ground floor)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Thomas Ripley
George Stanley Repton (east wing, 1828)
Other designersCharles Bridgeman (parkland and lake)
William Gilpin (gardens)
Website
Wolterton Hall website
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no.1049875

Wolterton Hall, is a large country house in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was commissioned by Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton and completed in 1742, it was designed by the architect Thomas Ripley who was a protégé of Lord Walpole and his brother Sir Robert Walpole.