Venue Type & Location
Overview
Set in the rolling countryside of the Lincolnshire Wolds a few miles E of Lincoln, the late 16th c. house of the Heneage family had the great hall in the centre with 2 projecting wings and octagonal stair turrets in the angles. The present 2-storey dining room, remodelled in Georgian style with rococo plasterwork, is on the site of the original hall.
Successive remodellings have substantially altered the Jacobean house. 2 angle towers and an escutcheon over the garden door into the present hall dated 1638 are the primary remnants (Whinney, 'Hainton Hall' 191). Nothing has been discovered of the previous medieval house on the site.
Performance History
Possible performance venue. Entertainers possibly belonging to Thomas Heneage appeared elsewhere in the mid-16th c.
Current Status
History of the Venue
by early 15th c. Manor of Hainton acquired by the Heneage family.
late 16th c. House rebuilt on a U-shaped plan.
ca. 1630 House completed by Sir George Heneage II.
early 18th c. George Heneage VI remodelled the house in Georgian style.
1735 Hall rebuilt.
1800 W wing demolished and rebuilt for George Heneage VII, with a new entrance replacing the old S entrance. Exterior refaced in stucco.
1870s E wing extended to include offices and more servants' quarters.
1875 E wing extended by Edward Heneage.
ca. 1890 Ornate stone porch replaced the W front's Tuscan portico.
1919 Fire partly destroyed the 3-storey E wing. Subsequently rebuilt with only 2 storeys.
1924 S front seriously damaged by a second fire.
1956 E wing, including its turret, demolished and the top storey removed from the S block to reduce maintenance costs.
1970s Victorian porch replaced and stucco removed from central block. W wing facade refaced in red brick and upper storey removed.
1985 New E wing faced in warm stucco built to restore the original balance of the design.
Record Source
REED Bristol 54
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Heneage, Thomas | 1482-1553 | Knight |
| Heneage, Thomas | 1482-1553 | Knight of the Garter |
Bibliographic Sources
- Allen, Thomas. The History of the County of Lincoln, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. London & Lincoln: John Saunders, Junior, 1834
- 'Castles and Country Houses, Monuments, and Collections of Pictures and Sculpture.'. Archaeological Journal 103 (1946): 189--96.
- Leach, Terence R. Lincolnshire Country Houses & their Families. 2 vols. Lincoln: Laece Books, 1990--1
- Members of the Society. Lincolnshire Buildings: A List of Amendments and Additions to Pevsner's Lincolnshire. np: The Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 1980
- Pevsner, Nikolaus, and John Harris. Lincolnshire. 1964. London: Penguin Books, 1998
- Pike, W.T., ed. Lincolnshire At the Opening of the Twentieth Century: Contemporary Biographies. Brighton: W.T. Pike & Co., 1907
- Robinson, John Martin. 'Hainton Hall, Lincolnshire: the Seat of Mr James Heneage.'. Country Life 184 (12 July 1990): 84--9.
- Sil, Narasingha P. 'Sir Thomas Heneage of Hainton: A Henrician Gentleman.'. Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association 10 (1989): 63--74.
- Whinney, Margaret. ‘Hainton Hall: the Heneage Monuments (in Hainton Church), and Pictures.’. Archaeological Journal 103 (1947): 191--2.