Kirby Hall Elizabethan 17th Century Mansion House


Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Corby, Northamptonshire,England. 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 decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state. The building and gardens are owned by English Heritage.


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