Hill Hall, Theydon Mount

Hill Hall is a substantial country house, now largely ruined following a fire in 1969. The Hall is a Grade I Listed, Early Renaissance brick  house built between 1569-75, possibly replacing an earlier house, occupied since the 12th century, on the same site. Hill Hall represents a landmark in the introduction of Renaissance Forms into English Architecture. The site is also a Registered Historic Park and Garden (Grade II) covering over 50 hectares, substantial parts of which were designed by Repton in 1791. 

 The House still contains late 16th century wall-paintings which have been described as "the most important survival of Elizabethan decorative figure painting in England." The site is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument on account of its special archaeological interest.

Hill Hall is currently owned by the Crown and is in the custody of English Heritage. The location of the property within the Green Belt, its outstanding historic importance and international architectural significance, are the over-riding policy considerations relating to the future use of the site.  A Conservation Area was designated in December 1996.

Click here to view a map of Hill Hall Conservation Area