History
Langley Hall, the venue for The Langley Park Spring Antiques Fair is a fine
red-brick building in the Palladian style. It was built on land that
until the dissolution of the monasteries belonged to Langley Abbey for
one Richard Bemeyin 1737. It was sold two years later to George Proctor
to enable Bemey to repay his debts. In 1744, the estate was inherited
by Sir William Beauchamp who, in compliance with his uncle's will, changed
his name to Beauchamp-Proctor. The family, who changed their name in
1852 to Proctor-Beauchamp, The principal design of Langley Hall by Matthew
Brettingham and the later addition of comer turrets by George Proctor
and wings by Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, (the west wing later remodelled
by Sir Thomas, son of the first Baronet) and the addition of a Doric
Portico in the 19th Century, make up the elegant exterior we see today.
The interior of the Hall boasts fine plaster decorations in the library
attributed to the court sculptor of King Frederick V of Denmark, Charles
Stanley. The fine ceiling in the ladies 'boudoir, on the theme of 'Music
and Entertainment', was painted by Andieu de Clermont prior to his return
to France in 1755.
