# Berrington Hall
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{{Infobox building
| image = DSC7210 Berrington Hall, Herefordshire.jpg
| caption = Classical West front of Berrington Hall
| name = Berrington Hall
| building_type = [House](/source/House) and [Gardens](/source/Gardens)
| coordinates = {{coord|52.2690|-2.7214|display=inline,title}}
| location_town = [Leominster](/source/Leominster), [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire)
| location_country = [England](/source/England)
| architect = [Henry Holland](/source/Henry_Holland_(architect))
| client = [Thomas Harley](/source/Thomas_Harley_(politician%2C_born_1730))
| construction_start_date = 1778
| completion_date = 1781
| architectural_style = [neo-Palladian](/source/neo-Palladian)
| operator = [National Trust](/source/National_Trust)
| website = {{URL|https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall}}
}}
'''Berrington Hall''' is a [country house](/source/English_country_houses) located about {{convert|3|miles|km|0}} north of [Leominster](/source/Leominster), [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire), England. During the 20th century it was the seat of the [Cawley family](/source/Baron_Cawley).
It is a [neoclassical](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) [country house](/source/English_country_houses) building that [Henry Holland](/source/Henry_Holland_(architect)) designed in 1778-81 for [Thomas Harley](/source/Thomas_Harley_(politician%2C_born_1730)). It has a somewhat austere exterior, but the interiors are subtle and delicate.{{According to whom|date=March 2020}} Berrington Hall is home to the Elmar Digby furniture collection, paintings by, among others, [Thomas Luny](/source/Thomas_Luny) (1759–1837), and the [Charles Paget Wade](/source/Charles_Paget_Wade) costume collection from Snowshill, which can be viewed by appointment.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} The 'below stairs' areas and [servants' quarters](/source/servants'_quarters) that are open to the public include a [Victorian](/source/Victorian_era) laundry and [Georgian](/source/Georgian_era) dairy. Berrington has been in the care of the [National Trust](/source/National_Trust) since 1957 and is, along with its gardens, open to the public.
Berrington features [Capability Brown](/source/Capability_Brown)'s last landscape design.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall/features/a-parkland-designed-by-capability-brown|title=Brown's final masterpiece|website=National Trust|accessdate=18 April 2020}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/23/capability-brown-300th-anniversary-garden-design-genius|title=Gardens: how Capability Brown transformed this green and pleasant land|website=The Guardian|date=23 July 2016|accessdate=18 April 2020}}] A notable feature is the [ha-ha](/source/ha-ha) wall, which was subject to extensive renovation in the late 20th century by local craftsmen. Berrington Pool, a lake and island, is a [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest).[{{Cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1001356.pdf|title=Berrington Pool|website=Natural England|accessdate=12 April 2020}}]
==History==
left|thumb|upright=1.4|Courtyard at Berrington Hall
Berrington had been in the possession of the Cornewall family since 1386, but was sold in 1775 to [Thomas Harley](/source/Thomas_Harley_(politician%2C_born_1730)), a banker and government contractor who in 1767 had been [Lord Mayor of London](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_London). He commissioned the rebuilding in 1778-1781 of the present Berrington Hall in place of the previous old house. He made it available to his daughter Anne and her new husband George Rodney, the son of [Admiral Rodney](/source/George_Brydges_Rodney%2C_1st_Baron_Rodney). After Harley's death the house descended in the Rodney family for 95 years.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall/features/delve-into-the-history-of-berrington-hall|title=Delve into the history of Berrington Hall|website=National Trust|accessdate=18 April 2020}}]
In 1901 the Manchester businessman [Frederick Cawley](/source/Frederick_Cawley%2C_1st_Baron_Cawley) MP, later [Baron Cawley](/source/Baron_Cawley), purchased the estate from [George Brydges Harley Dennett Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney](/source/George_Brydges_Harley_Dennett_Rodney%2C_7th_Baron_Rodney). In 1957 Frederick Lee Cawley, 3rd Baron Cawley, transferred it to the [Treasury](/source/HM_Treasury), which passed it on to the [National Trust](/source/National_Trust). Lady Cawley was allowed to remain in occupation until her death in 1978.[{{cite web|url=https://htt.herefordshire.gov.uk/her-search/monuments-search/search/monument?smr_no=4016|title=Berrington Hall|date=2 March 2015|publisher=Herefordshire Council|accessdate= 18 March 2018}}]
It was classified as a [Grade I listed building](/source/Grade_I_listed_building) in 1959.[{{NHLE|num=1082564|desc=Berrington Hall and Adjoining Outbuildings|accessdate= 18 March 2018}}]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Berrington Hall}}
*[https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/berrington-hall Berrington Hall information at the National Trust]
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/features/360/worcester/berrington_index.shtml BBC Hereford & Worcester feature and 360 panoramic of Berrington Hall]
*[http://www.smr.herefordshire.gov.uk/education/BERRINGTON%20HALL.htm Herefordshire info on Berrington Hall]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mahadelic/2055808366/ Berrington Hall on Flickr.com]
*[http://www.pbase.com/belvedere/berrington_hall Berrington Hall photos on pbase.com]
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Category:Gardens in Herefordshire
Category:Country houses in Herefordshire
Category:National Trust properties in Herefordshire
Category:Grade I listed buildings in Herefordshire
Category:Buildings and structures in Leominster
Category:Historic house museums in Herefordshire
Category:Gardens by Capability Brown
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