England · Demolished
Costessey Hall
Costessey Hall was a large Gothic revival manor house in Costessey, Norfolk, rebuilt by John Chessell Buckler for Lord Stafford Jerningham between 1826 and 1836. The house was left empty after 1913, requisitioned in World War I and demolished in 1925; only the small belfry block survives in the park.
Its prime
1836
Today
Demolished
As it stood in 1836
The shape it held in its prime.
A sprawling Gothic-revival manor in pale ashlar, dominated by a tall square crenellated tower with a flagpole and a round stair turret; the main block displays steep gabled roofs, paired projecting oriel bays with mullioned windows and balustraded bases, and numerous high, ornate chimney stacks. A long service range with an arcaded veranda runs to one side. The composition sits in parkland with mature specimen trees and a broad lawn to the south.
Its story
The story of Costessey Hall.
Costessey Hall is first mentioned around 1086, when William the Conqueror gave it to Alan Rufus, Earl of Richmond; it may later have been granted to Anne of Cleves by her husband Henry VIII. Between 1826 and 1836 John Chessell Buckler built a Gothic castle there for Lord Stafford Jerningham, several times larger than the original Tudor hall.
In 1913 the contents of the house were sold and the hall was left empty; requisitioned in the First World War, it was demolished in 1925. Only the small belfry block survives in the park, four miles west of Norwich.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1836.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Costessey Hall — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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Recreate Castle to Explore →Whose castle
Clans who held Costessey Hall.
The families that held Costessey Hall for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Jerningham
Lord Stafford Jerningham had the hall rebuilt as a vast Gothic castle, 1826–1836; its contents were sold in 1913.
