Audley End House caught in the late afternoon sunshine
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Jason Ballard / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
H4E109File size:
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6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 October 2016Location:
Audley End near Saffron Walden, Essex, EnglandMore information:
A passing cloud frames Audley End house in the late afternoon sunshine. Audley End is built on the site of a Benedictine monastery that was granted to the Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas Audley in 1538 by Henry VIII. The abbey was converted to a domestic house for him and was known as Audley Inn. It was demolished by his grandson, Thomas Howard (first Earl of Suffolk, fourth creation, and Lord Treasurer), and a much grander mansion was built, primarily for entertaining the king, James I. However In 1619, Thomas Howard and his wife were found guilty of embezzlement and sent to the Tower of London but a huge fine secured their release. Suffolk died in disgrace at Audley End in 1626. The current house is about a third of its original size - it originally extended almost down to the water at the front and extended almost the same distance at the back. Due to the cost of upkeep, the size of the house was reduced in stages during the eighteenth century to its current size. During World War 2, the house was occupied by the Polish branch of the SOE and it was sold to the Government in 1948.