Nevill Holt
The Development of an English Country House
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11614697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Hill (0000-0001-6799-7536, corresponding author), N A Hill |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 156 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 246-293 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.1999.11078907 |
| OpenAlex | W2047034645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Nevill Holt Hall, in south-east Leicestershire, is an extensive and complex country house of many periods, which has received little detailed architectural study. This paper, based on a comprehensive analysis of the building fabric and documentary evidence, examines the development of the house from its origins in the late thirteenth century to the present day. A wide range of contributions from every century make up an extraordinary amalgam, reflecting the whole pattern of development of the English country house, and present an intriguing challenge to the archaeologist and architectural historian. Evidence from the timber roofs suggests that the unusual, great, elongated plan took shape at an early date. Ensuing generations continued to add to and adapt this underlying structure, but no single owner, it seems, had the breadth of vision, fixity of purpose or, perhaps more crucially, depth of pocket to impose order on this rambling and uncoordinated complex
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Order (exchange · Plan (archaeology · Visual arts · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |