Ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford, Ragley Hall was designed by William Hurlbert in 1683.
Ancestral seat of the Marquess of Hertford, Ragley Hall was designed by William Hurlbert in 1683.
Largely modified since the laying of the first stone, the plans for Ragley Hall have notably seen the intervention of Dr Robert Hooke. Built for Edward Conway, it was modified by James Wyatt and then by William Tasker. Used as a hospital during the two world wars, Ragley Hall also hosted the Jerwood Sculture Park in July 2004, until April 2012. It doubled as the Palace of Versailles in the Doctor Who series and appears in the credits of The Crown.
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