Built c. 1575 for a rising Tudor diplomat, (Sir) Ralph Sadleir, Sutton House is a rare survival of a courtier house in the London countryside. At various times the home of wool and silk merchants, girls' and boys' boarding schools, several Huguenot families, a church institute and trades union headquarters, the house has recovered from a period of dereliction and decay in the 1980s to become a thriving cultural amenity and centre for community use. Remodelled externally in the eighteenth century, inside the house retains a wealth of architectural detail from every century. This monograph traces the history of the house from its Tudor beginnings through to the recent restoration by its owners, the National Trust. The book contains a detailed analysis of the documentary and fabric evidence and provides an insight into the changing social condition of Hackney, from a village in the sixteenth century, providing a healthy country retreat for London's rich, to a cosmopolitan inner London borough in the late twentieth century.
- ISBN10 1873592566
- ISBN13 9781873592564
- Publish Date 31 December 2004
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 September 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint English Heritage
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 250
- Language English