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The Hall

A Tudor founder, blind book collector, wayward 17th century grand tourist, eccentric Victorian, Hollywood actor, commanding wives and dedicated daughters – Lamport is full of characters. As home to the Isham family for over four centuries, the fortunes, interests and trials of each generation have left their mark.

Nestled in the Northamptonshire countryside, and yet only a short drive from the motorway network, Lamport has a story worth telling. Developed from a Tudor manor house, architecturally the hall has been worked on by John Webb, Smith of Warwick and William Burn but is best known for its classical frontage.

The Hall’s fine rooms, including the High Room of 1655 and 18th century library, are filled with a wealth of outstanding furniture, books, china and paintings collected by the Isham family. Most were bought during the third Baronet’s Grand Tour of Europe, in the 1670s. The first floor has undergone lengthy restoration, allowing further paintings and furniture to be displayed.

The ravages of two world wars and economic depression meant that the twentieth century was not kind to Britain’s country houses. At different times during the last century Lamport Hall has been a family home, divided into flats, a hunting box, a country club, a home for the Northamptonshire Records Office, a British and Czech army base and an Italian prisoner of war camp. Years of poor maintenance resulted in an outbreak of dry rot which, during the 1970s saw large sections of the house gutted. The Isham family lived at Lamport for over 400 years, until Sir Gyles Isham, the 12th Baronet, died in 1976. In his will he bequeathed the Hall, with its contents and Estate, to the Lamport Hall Preservation Trust which he set up to carry on the lengthy restoration programme of the hall, environs and estate, ensuring Lamport’s survival for the enjoyment of visitors and as a centre of culture and education.

The Lamport Hall Preservation Trust is a charitable organisation, established for the public benefit and controlled by a governing body of Trustees.

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Official Statement
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2020 Opening Times
House Tours & Gardens
18 March to 31 October
Wednesdays & Thursdays
1.00pm – 4.30pm
(House Tours at 1.45pm and 2.30pm)
House (non-guided access) & Gardens Special Event Weekends including:
Sunday 12 & BH Monday 13 April
Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 May
Sunday 24 & BH Monday 25 May
Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 June
Sunday 30 & BH Monday 31 August
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October
1.00pm – 4.00pm (last admission 3.15pm)
Admission Prices
Standard Annual Pass
£11.00 Hall & Gardens
£7.00 Gardens Only
Child (11-18) Annual Pass
£6.00 Hall & Gardens
£4.00 Gardens Only
Child (Under 11)
Free of charge
Group Visits
Please contact house@lamporthall.co.uk
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Lamport Hall
Lamport
Northamptonshire
NN6 9HD

(NN6 9EZ for satnav)

Tel: (01604) 686272
house@lamporthall.co.uk
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