The Carmelite Monastery in Quidenham - geograph

Quidenham Hall is a country house at Quidenham in

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, England.

History

A dwelling is known to have existed on the site as far back as the year 1000, which passed to the Bedingfeld family around 1400. In 1572 the manor was bought by John Holland, a local

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. The present house dates to around 1600 when John's son, Thomas, started building it. The East Wing and West portico were added later by John Bristow. The house remained in the

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until around 1800 when it was bought by

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: it then passed down the Keppel family. It was regularly visited by

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in the early years of the 20th century. In 1948 the house was acquired from the Keppel family by the

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who re-established it as a monastery of Carmelite nuns. In 1989 some cottages on the property, formerly used as staff living accommodation by the Keppel family, were made over to a hospice for sick children now under the management of East Anglia Children's Hospices, an independent charity under the patronage of the

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. Quidenham Hall itself remains in the hands of the Carmelite community.

Grounds

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References

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History

Grounds

See also

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