Woolverstone Hall

This article is about the country house. For the present school, see Ipswich High School, Suffolk. For the former boys' boarding school, see Woolverstone Hall School.

Woolverstone Hall on the banks of the River Orwell
Woolverstone Hall on the banks of the River Orwell

Woolverstone Hall is a large country house, now in use as a school[1] and available at times as a function venue,[2] located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is set in 80 acres (320,000 m2) on the banks of the River Orwell. Built in 1776 for William Berners by the architect John Johnson of Leicestershire,[3] it is an outstanding example of English Palladian architecture and is a Grade I listed building[1] while associated buildings are Grade II. From 1951 to 1990, it housed Woolverstone Hall School, a boarding school operated by London County Council (LCC).

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Woolverstone Hall (Grade I) (1204081)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Lettings and Facilities at Ipswich High School website. Retrieved 16 August 2020
  3. ^ "History". woolverstonehall.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.