NHER 3500 (Monument record) - Site of Appleton House

Appleton House
Constructed for Prince Carl of Denmark (King of Norway). Rebuilt 1863-4 on the site of a mansion of 1707. Appleton House was located just to the west of Appleton Hall (NHER 3499) (constructued 1596), which the 1707 mansion replaced as the Hall burnt down in 1707. Appleton Hall itself had been constructed to replace a medieval hall (NHER 1042) which once stood to the southwest. The walled garden of Appleton House may once have retained the porch tower from Appleton Hall.
See (S1) and (S2).
Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 12 April 2021.

April 1984. Field Observation [2].
House is of typical 'West Newton' type (mock Tudor gables, bay windows etc) and is now totally derelict. The only factor preventing its demolition is a vast above ground air raid shelter, with imitation windows painted on exterior, stated on NAU records to have been constructed to house Norwegian Royal family in World War II. According to [3] this was in fact used by King George VI despite official propaganda that he was at Sandringham. An aerial photograph (S3) taken in 1941 to aid siting of mobile anti-aircraft batteries shows the hall in perfect condition as well as the walled garden. In the wall at the northwest of the area dividing from grounds of Appleton House some carved stone blocks remain; carving seems to belong to house of 1596 (NHER 3499).
E. Rose (NAU), 6 April 1984.

R. Willatts (NCC) reports hall and shelter now totally destroyed.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 February 1987.

[4] states that Edward VII acquired Sandringham Estate in 1862 (of which Appleton House is now part) and in 1896 gave Appleton House to his daughter Princess Maud (1869-1938) and son-in-law Prince Carl of Denmark (1872-1957) as a wedding present. For whom Appleton House was built in 1863 is uncertain but it could not have been Prince Carl as he was not born until 1872.
See correspondence (S4).
Also see photographs in the Royal Collections Trust collection (S5).
A. Beckham (HES), 12 April 2021.