Gorhambury House is a

Palladian Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...

-style house near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It was built between 1777 and 1784 to replace

Old Gorhambury House Old Gorhambury House located near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, is a ruined Elizabethan mansion, a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It was built in 1563–68 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper, and was visited ...

, which was left to fall into ruin. It was designed by Sir Robert Taylor and commissioned by

James Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston James Bucknall Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston (9 May 1747 – 30 December 1808) was a British peer, born the heir to his Irish peerage, and Member of Parliament whose service in Parliament for seven years led to his, and his male descendants', e ...

. Grimston's son was made

Earl of Verulam Earl of Verulam is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston. He was made Viscount Grimston (in the peerage of the United Kingdom) at the same time. Verulam had previously ...

, and the building is currently the home of the 7th Earl of Verulam. Features of interest inside include a fireplace designed by Piranesi. The house is Grade II* listed. It is a member of

Historic Houses Association Historic Houses (formerly, and still for legal purposes, known as the Historic Houses Association or HHA) is a not-for-profit organisation that represents more than 1,650 privately owned historic country houses, castles and gardens throughout th ...

and is open for tours at certain times. The surrounding estate includes much of the site of the Roman city of

Verulamium Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. A large portion of the Roman city remains unexcavated, being now park and agricultural land, though much has been built upon ...

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The Gorhambury Estate
Country houses in Hertfordshire Grade II* listed buildings in Hertfordshire Neoclassical architecture in Hertfordshire Robert Taylor buildings {{UK-listed-building-stub