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Billing Hall, also known as Great Billing Hall, was constructed in 1629 but was altered substantially by Lord John Cavendish about 1776 into a Georgian-style mansion. The Elwes family lived there from c1796 to 1931. The Hall was sold to the Musicians Benevolent Fund in 1931 with the proposal to make it a home for aged musicians, in memory of Gervaise Elwes, a famous tenor who died in an accident in 1921. Renovation costs meant this did not happen. It was put up for sale in 1937 with the intention of demolishing the house and erecting a number of houses in the grounds. This did not happen, and the house was rented out during the War years. In 1945, the house was bought by the Northampton Brewery Company who planned to change it to a 4* hotel. The plans did not materialize, and instead private houses were built in the grounds, and Billing Hall was demolished in 1956. |
 Billing Hall – sale brochure 1931  Billing Hall various photos undated. Billing Hall exterior view undated  Billing Hall exterior view 1955 and undated exterior view on newspaper article 1955.  Billing Hall exterior and Elwes family group 1931  Billing Hall aerial view Hall and village pre 1950s  Aerial view of buildings that replaced Billing Hall possibly 1970s  Billing Hall Estate map 1931  Billing Hall Sale Brochure Sale Brochure 1931  Billing Hall Exterior view 1955  Billing Hall Ariel view undated  Fete at Billing Hall Newspaper article (undated) to raise funds for prisoner of war funds – post WW1. |
Written by Ruth Palmer and Jenny Rose