"Sutton House was built on the orders of Sir Ralph Sadler, and unusually for a residential house at the time, he chose to build it entirely from brick, giving it its original name of Bryck Place."
"In the middle of the 1980s, it was squatted in and turned into an impromptu punk gig venue. That probably inadvertently saved the building, as the National Trust was eyeing it up for conversion into modern flats."
"A £2 million restoration in 1990 revealed the layers of history that had been covered up, so they opened it up to show off the recovered history within."
"They've managed to restore most of the key rooms back to what they would have looked like in Tudor times, while a couple of other rooms have been preserved as classic Georgian and Victorian parlours."
Sutton House, constructed in 1535 by Sir Ralph Sadler, is the oldest residential building in Hackney. Originally named Bryck Place, it was built entirely from brick. Over the years, it changed hands multiple times, serving as a school and being divided into two homes. The National Trust acquired it in 1930 but neglected it, leading to disrepair. In the 1980s, it was squatted and became a punk venue, prompting a campaign to save it. A £2 million restoration in 1990 revealed its historical layers, restoring key rooms to their Tudor, Georgian, and Victorian appearances.
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