Anmer Hall is a Georgian country house in the village of Anmer in Norfolk, England. Built in the 19th century, it was acquired by the Sandringham Estate sometime after Queen Victoria purchased the property, and has previously been leased to business owners, civil servants, and members of the British royal family. It is currently the country residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, given to the couple as a wedding gift by Elizabeth II. Design and location The Georgian house was built in 1802. It has two storeys and an attic with dormer windows. The long south front comprises 13 bays, and was refaced with red bricks c. 1815. It has 13 ground-floor windows set in blank arches and a semicircular porch on two Tuscan columns, with 11 windows on the first floor. The three central bays are topped by a pediment. The north front is of rubble carrstone and includes four c. 17th-century ogee-headed sashes on the first floor. Renovations c. 1900 added a brick-dressed skin to the north front, together with a projecting entrance porch and a tower towards the eastern end, in the corner formed with a carrstone service wing also added c. 1900. The house was registered as a Grade II* listed building in 1984, but was later de-listed. Anmer Hall has ten bedrooms. The interior style has been described to be “a mixture of contemporary designs and well-loved antiques”, decorated with gilt picture frames and houseplants. The walls have been reported to be painted in cream colours, while the dining room is a “bold jewel green”. The house has an outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court. In 2017, it was reported that residents the Prince and Princess of Wales had installed a chicken coop in the grounds. The couple also keep bees and produce honey on the estate. The surrounding estate became a scheduled ancient monument in 2003, and includes earthworks marking the sites of buildings from the medieval village of Anmer. The village church, St Mary, lies close to the house, but a short distance away from the modern village. The house is northeast of King's Lynn, east of the King's residence at Sandringham and west of Houghton Hall. History Originally the seat of the Coldham family, the Anmer Hall estate was purchased in 1896 at auction for £25,000 by the famed serial fraudster Ernest Terah Hooley before his first bankruptcy. The