Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex
Built by Thomas Howard on the site of a Benedictine monastery, Audley End House is renowned as one of England's finest Jacobean houses. Before falling from favour, Howard hoped to entertain James 1 at Audley, the layout of which was designed to reflect the processional route of the King and Queen. Despite its illustrious beginnings and a period of ownership by Charles II, Audley fell into decline in the 18th century and is now only one third its original size. This property is now in the care of English Heritage (2010).
