Sudbury Hall, Uttoxeter, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.  

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT

The site was owned by the Vernon family from 1513, although they did not take up residence until the later 16th century. The family took the additional name Venables in 1728 after the Venables' estates in Cheshire were inherited by George Vernon, who was created a baron in 1762. The Hall was painted from the south-west in about 1700 by Jan Griffier (guidebook fig 1), and a group of three mid- to late 18th-century paintings (guidebook figs 35-37) show it from various viewpoints after a formal garden shown by Griffier had been replaced. The estate remained in the family until 1967 when the Hall and part of the garden and park were given to the National Trust. The site remains in divided ownership between the family and the National Trust (1998).