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About this place
Blake Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in Bobbingworth, north-west of Chipping Ongar in Essex.
The Capel Cure family have owned the estate since 1789, making it one of the longer-running private family estates in the county.
The grounds and garden hold a separate Grade II listing.
The hall now operates as a private wedding venue, set within 60 acres.
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The Capel Cure family took possession of Blake Hall in 1789 and have retained it for more than 230 years. The estate's three barns date to the 17th century and remain standing within the grounds. Both the house and its park are protected under the National Heritage List for England, the house at Grade II* and the park and garden at Grade II.
Architecture
Blake Hall is recorded as a Grade II* listed building, placing it in the upper tier of listed structures in England. Three 17th-century barns survive on the estate, each now restored for use as event spaces.
Worth knowing
The Capel Cure family's unbroken ownership since 1789 spans more than two centuries, which is unusually long for a privately held Essex estate of this scale.
Gardens & grounds
The park and garden at Blake Hall hold a Grade II listing in their own right and extend to approximately 60 acres, with ancient trees and formal rose gardens among the features.
Plan your visit
Nearest station: Epping Underground Station (5.2 miles)
Open for wedding events by appointment only; not generally open to the public, though gardens open occasionally under the National Garden Scheme.
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Within 5 miles of Blake Hall there are 2 historic properties, including 1 historic building and 1 church, across Churches Conservation Trust and English Heritage sites.
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Facts
A Grade II* Essex country house held by the same family since 1789, with separately listed parkland.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- Essex, England
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