Transformation of Copped Hall near Epping from burnt out shell

Copped Hall, near Epping, has a long history but when it was inherited by Ernest Wythes in 1887 he set about remodelling the Georgian house and estate. He employed the architect William Kemp to extend the house with two new wings and with a beautiful glass conservatory to the south. He embellished the gardens in an Italianate style with fountains, parterres and two summer houses. Ernest Wythes had inherited Copped Hall as a very young man and for 30 years it was his country home, enjoyed with hi