Homme House

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Le château en bref

On the outskirts of the village of Much Marcle, in east Herefordshire, Homme House is a country house that brings together several centuries of building in a single ensemble. A crenellated sandstone tower wing, the remnant of an early 16th-century stone house, adjoins a large three-storey brick main block, built and enlarged between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with a portico of Tuscan columns and a canted bay window. Since 1574 the house has been linked to the Kyrle family, whose descendants still own it. Sir John Kyrle, created a baronet by Charles I in 1627, rebuilt it after a fire, as recalled by a cartouche dated 1623. The estate includes a landscaped park of about 65 hectares with kidney-shaped ponds, a walled garden and a remarkable late 17th-century octagonal summerhouse, listed Grade I. After a period of decline in the late 20th century, the house was restored by the family from 2001 and since 2004 has hosted weddings and events, the proceeds of which fund the upkeep of the estate.