Editing Somerleyton (section)

==Somerleyton Hall==
[[File:Somerleyton Aerial.jpg|thumb|right|Somerleyton Hall]]
[[File:Somerleyton Hall - gardens - geograph.org.uk - 1506774.jpg|thumb|right|the Grade II* listed kitchen garden at Somerleyton Hall]]
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The Victorian rebuilding of [[Somerleyton Hall]] created a mainly two-storey mansion, mainly in the [[Jacobean architecture|Jacobean style]]. It features a French Renaissance inspired [[loggia]] and a square [[belvedere (structure)|belvedere]] clock tower, although the house has a 17th-century core and some of the wood panelling from the original building has been reused internally. The rebuilding was led by [[Samuel Morton Peto]], who owned the estate in the 19th century, with the designs for the house the work of sculptor [[John Thomas (sculptor)|John Thomas]]. Thomas was also responsible for the designs for the rebuilding of the village and parish church. The clock was the work of [[Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy]].<ref name=hall/><ref name=park/><ref name=shhist>[https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/somerleyton-hall/history/ History], [[Somerleyton Hall]]. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

The park surrounding the hall was established in the 17th century and expanded during Peto's ownership to one of {{convert|140|ha|acre}}. This included the building of a series of formal gardens designed by [[William Andrews Nesfield]] and includes a kitchen garden with glasshouses probably designed by [[Joseph Paxton]].<ref name=park/><ref name=shwg>[https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/gardens/walled-garden/ Walled Garden], [[Somerleyton Hall]]. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref> The only other example of similar work by Paxton is at [[Chatsworth House]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1031936 |desc=Kitchen Garden of Somerleyton Hall|accessdate= 17 March 2021}}</ref> The park features two sculptures by Thomas and one by Gustav Natorp as well as a yew hedge maze.<ref name=park/><ref name=shgarden>[https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/gardens/ Somerleyton Gardens], [[Somerleyton Hall]]. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

The house is the home of the Crossley family and both the house and grounds are open to the public as a tourist attraction.<ref>[https://www.visitengland.com/experience/experience-somerleyton-halls-romance-history-and-grandeur Experience Somerleyton Hall’s romance, history and grandeur], [[Visit England]]. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref> The estate owns a wide range of assets throughout the local area, including the Somerleyton village pub and a country park at [[Fritton Lake]].<ref>[https://www.somerleyton.co.uk/contact/ Contact us], [[Somerleyton Hall]]. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>