Wormleybury
Wormleybury is an 18th-century house and landscaped park of 57 ha (140 acres) near Wormley in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, a few miles north of Greater London. The house is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The manor belonged for centuries to Waltham Abbey. The present Wormleybury House was built by Robert Mylne in 1767–69 for Sir Abraham Hume, 1st Baronet on the site of an earlier house which had been built in 1733–35 by his elder brother, Alexander Hume (d 1765), from whom he had inherited the estate.
In 1772 the property was inherited by the 1st Baronet's son, who was also called Abraham (Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet). It was embellished by Robert Adam in 1777–79. The drawing room has painted roundels by Angelica Kauffman.[2]
In 1825 the parish records from the Parish Church of St. Laurence, Wormley were lodged with Hume here.
Sir John Whittaker Ellis at the height of his fortune in his final years lived here. His probate was resworn in 1912 leaving assets of £181,969 (equivalent to about £18,100,000 in 2019) [3]
Park and garden
The 2nd Baronet and his wife Amelia were keen gardeners. Robert Adam prepared drawings for garden buildings for the estate. The Humes used their trading connections to import exotic plants for their garden.[4] They are associated with the introduction of the first China tea-scented roses to Europe, one of which is named Hume.
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Wormleybury is listed Grade II in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[4]
References
- Historic England. "Wormleybury (1100541)". National Heritage List for England.
- "Wormleybury". British Listed Buildings.
- https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk Calendar of Probates and Administrations
- Historic England. "Wormleybury (1000252)". National Heritage List for England.
