Sibton Park is a

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country house in

Sibton Sibton is a village and civil parish on the A1120 road, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk. It is near the towns of Saxmundham and Halesworth, the village of Peasenhall and the hamlet of Sibton Green. The church is ...

, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1827 by

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and is now part of the 5,000

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Wilderness Reserve and owned

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History

The Queen Anne style house that originally stood on the site was replaced by the current house, built in 1827 of brick with a stucco finish to a design by

Built for Robert Sayer, once

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, the house was purchased by John Brooke (1794-1878), a partner in 'John Brooke and Sons Ltd', wool cloth manufacturers of Huddersfield in 1844 and remained in the Brooke family until 2005, the residence of John William Brooke (1824–1881), John Kendall Brooke (1856–1939), John Acton Brooke (1883–1982) and Edward Acton Brooke (1918–2006). The house together with the 4,500 acre estate was acquired by British billionaire

, and was extended by Kim Wilkie and Argus Gathorne-Hardy. An orangery, which can hold 200 people has been added. Since 2014 it has beene available for visits by up to 24 people as part of the Wilderness Reserve.

Architecture

The two-storey brick building has a slate roof. The symmetrical facade has three-

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with

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s on either side of the entrance. The

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has ionic columns. Inside the building several of the rooms plaster

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s and marble fireplaces. A heated swimming pool,

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and tennis courts have been added. The red brick single storey stable block was built around 1830. It has flanking wings around a courtyard and a slate roof. Above the roof is a clock tower and small

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. There are several other buildings on the estate which are also available to rent. The estate attached to the house covers .

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* {{coord, 52.27894, 1.48061, format=dms, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Grade II* listed buildings in Suffolk Grade II* listed houses Buildings and structures completed in 1827 Decimus Burton buildings