Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Carvernham Hall	Yes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	House(?)
	Lodge(?)
	Stable(?)

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1899		Design exhibited
	1900		Journal reference	Lodge
	1902		Design exhibited	Dining room design (this is given as 'Dining Room Suffolk in catalogue - coule therefore refer to Cavenham or The Retreat at Lakenheath)
	1949		Destruction/demolition

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	Andrew Noble Prentice			1899	1900(?)	House and lodge, also new stable block.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Davies, Herbert Ernest Matthew	Gold magnate; bought the estate in 1898.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Academy Architecture	1899		part 1		pp44-5
	Academy Architecture	1899		part 2		pp16-17
	Academy Architecture	1900		part 1		p47
	Adams, Maurice B	1912	Modern Cottage Architecture, illustrated from works of well-known architects	2nd Edition	London: Batsford	Plate XLIV (illustration of lodge)
	Aslet, Clive	1982	The Last Country Houses		New Haven & London: Yale University Press	p313
	Browne, John Kenworthy, Sayer, Michael, Walker, David		Burke and Savills Guide to Country Houses		Volume III East Anglia	Volume III
	Graves, Algernon	1905	The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…	1905-6	London: Graves and Bell	1899, nos 1624, 1634, 1684; 1902, no 1577
	Muthesius, Herman	1904	Das Englische Haus		See translation by Denis Sharp and Janet Seligman 1979
	Roberts, W M		Lost Country Houses of Suffolk			pp53-55
	Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts	1900				515

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architectural Review	1899
	Builder	17 June 1899
	Builder	18 May 1901
	Builder	1 June 1901

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	British Architectural Library, RIBA	RIBA Biographical Files
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		Andrew Noble Prentice: F v14 p23 no863 (microfilm reel 11)