Description:On the left is a part view of the rear of Chillington Hall and on the right is the south front which was designed by Francis Smith of Warwick in 1724.
The Giffard family purchased the Chillington Estate in 1178, and have owned it ever since. In 1547 a new house was built by Sir John Gifford. This was demolished by 1724 and a new house begun in that year by Peter Giffard, designed by Francis Smith of Warwick. The house was greatly extended and remodelled by Thomas Giffard between 1786 and 1789 - his architect was Sir John Soane.