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Somerleyton Hall stands on the site of an earlier Jacobean manor house, but the house we see today is unmistakably early Victorian. The transformation of Somerleyton to this extravagant mansion was carried out between 1844 and 1851 by Sir Morton Peto, a self-made entrepreneur, after he had purchased the estate. No expense was spared: paintings were specially commissioned for the house, and the gardens and grounds were completely redesigned.

For the work on Somerleyton Sir Morton employed John Thomas, a protege of Sir Charles Barry and Prince Albert, as architect. The remodelling of the old house was so extensive as to render it almost unrecognisable. The Hall was acquired by the great grandffather of the present owner, Lord Somerleyton in 1861.

Attractions near Somerleyton Hall And Gardens include Great Yarmouth, Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park at Lowestoft, The Britten Centre near Lowestoft, Sealife Centre at Great Yarmouth, Market Gates Shopping Centre near Great Yarmouth, Suffolk Wildlife Park - The African Adventure at Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth Race Course near Great Yarmouth.