Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby. One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built in 1570 for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick. In 1575, Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby purchased the property, Hatton was Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues and urns, have been recently restored.

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  Barton Seagrave Castle ⓘ
  castle in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom  

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  Fotheringhay Castle ⓘ
  ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK  

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  Oakham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom  

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  Rockingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK  

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  Boughton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Burghley House ⓘ
  grand sixteenth-century country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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  Cottesbrooke Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Deene Park ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Elton Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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  Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in Irchester, England

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  Kelmarsh Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house and museum in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Kettering Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Kirby Hall ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, UK

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  Lamport Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Lyddington Bede House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK

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  Nene Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdom

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  Rushden Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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  Rutland County Museum ⓘ
  museum in United Kingdom

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  Sywell Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

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  Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  History and art museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Manor House Museum, Kettering ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Rocks by Rail ⓘ
  railway museum in Oakham, Rutland  

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  Wollaston Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Discover Stamford ⓘ
  former local museum in Stamford, England, United Kingdom

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  Hallaton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hallaton, England, UK

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  Harborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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  Railworld ⓘ
  museum

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  Wellingborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Hamerton Zoo Park ⓘ
  zoo in Cambridgeshire

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  Oundle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Carpetbagger Aviation Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harrington, England, UK

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  Earls Barton Museum of Local Life ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  Desborough Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Rothwell, England, UK

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  Rushden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rushden, England, UK

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  Armourgeddon Military Museum ⓘ
  museum in Husbands Bosworth, England, UK

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  Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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1939 Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery

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1950 Manor House Museum, Kettering

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1979 Rocks by Rail

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1979 Wollaston Museum

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1980 Discover Stamford

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1983 Hallaton Museum

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1983 Harborough Museum

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1985 Railworld

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1987 Wellingborough Museum

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1990 Hamerton Zoo Park

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1994 Oundle Museum

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1997 Carpetbagger Aviation Museum

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2001 Earls Barton Museum of Local Life

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2003 Desborough Heritage Centre

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2003 Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre

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2006 Rushden Museum

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2013 Armourgeddon Military Museum

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2016 Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre

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Kirby Hall 3

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Kirby hall north front from inner courtyard (a bust of Apollo over the balcony)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barton Seagrave Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Fotheringhay Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Oakham Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1000	Rockingham Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boughton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Burghley House	historic house museum, prodigy house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Cottesbrooke Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Deene Park	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Elton Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelmarsh Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kettering Museum and Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kirby Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lamport Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lyddington Bede House	historic house museum, episcopal palace, almshouse	Wikidata
site	museum		Nene Valley Railway	heritage railway, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rushden Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rutland County Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sywell Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1939	Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Manor House Museum, Kettering	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Rocks by Rail	museum, railway museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Wollaston Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Discover Stamford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Hallaton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Harborough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Railworld	charitable organization, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wellingborough Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Hamerton Zoo Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Oundle Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Carpetbagger Aviation Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Earls Barton Museum of Local Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Desborough Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Rushden Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Armourgeddon Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire		Commons
commons	image		North Northamptonshire - Kirby Hall - 2025-09-25 06-55-03 002		Commons
commons	image		North Northamptonshire - Kirby Hall - 2025-09-25 06-55-03 001		Commons
commons	image		North Northamptonshire - Kirby Hall - 2025-09-25 06-55-03 001		Commons
commons	image		North Northamptonshire - Kirby Hall - 2025-09-25 06-55-03 002		Commons
commons	image		Kirby Hall 3		Commons
commons	image		Kirby Hall 4		Commons
commons	image		Kirby Hall 1		Commons
commons	image		Kirby Hall 2		Commons
commons	image		Kirby hall north front from inner courtyard (a bust of Apollo over the balcony)		Commons