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Bacon's House at Gorhambury is a substantial timber-framed dwelling of late sixteenth-century date, located near St Albans in Hertfordshire. The house is historically significant as the residence of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Elizabeth I, and later as home to his son Sir Francis Bacon, the natural philosopher and statesman. The building survives as a notable example of late Tudor domestic architecture, retaining much of its original timber-frame construction and period character. The site at Gorhambury represents an important landed estate associated with one of England's most influential intellectual and political figures of the early modern period.
Bacon's House, Gorhambury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003525. View the official record →
Bacon's House at Gorhambury is a substantial timber-framed dwelling of late sixteenth-century date, located near St Albans in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003525.
Bacon's House, Gorhambury is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Verulamium, Prae Wood settlement (1.4 km), Verulamium, part of wall and ditch of Roman city (3 km), St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings (3.2 km).
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