Basic Site Details
| Name: | Sudbourne House |
| Town, district or village: | Orford |
| City or county: | Suffolk |
| Country: | England |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Sudborne House | ||
| Sudbourne Hall | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1906 | 1907 | Internal remodelling of James Wyatt house, refaced in brick 1872-83 | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Arthur John Fryers | A | 1907 | |||
| Fryers & Penman | A | 1907 | Internal remodelling of James Wyatt house, refaced in brick 1872-83 | ||
| Larmont Douglas Penman | A | 1907 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Clark, Kenneth Mackenzie, father of Lord Clark | Clark was the man who broke the bank in Monte Carlo. he bought the estate in 1904. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Academy Architecture | 1907 | part 1 | p65-67 No external photo (therefore perhaps entire internal remodelling?) | ||
| Browne, John Kenworthy, Sayer, Michael, Walker, David | Burke and Savills Guide to Country Houses | Volume III East Anglia | p264 | ||
| Clarke, Kenneth | 1974 | Another Part of the Wood: A Self Portrait | London: Book Club Associates/John Murray | Plates between pp36 and 37 | |
| Roberts, W M | Lost Country Houses of Suffolk | p148-153 | |||
| Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1907 | 806 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Larmont Douglas Penman: L v23 no1830 & F no2681 (box 10) | |