The ruins of Houghton House with a strange story .

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Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.
The 5th Duke of Bedford rented the hunting park to a neighbour. Subsequently unable to let the house without the park, he ordered Houghton to be dismantled in 1794. The interior was completely gutted, leaving no hint of its former glory.
In its classical style The building was completed by 1621 in the period of king James 1st.The house is reputed to have been the model for the ‘Palace Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress, published in 1678.
Free for all to enter -Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EZ
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Houghton House, English Heritage, history

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