This weekend Heveningham Hall, the 18th Century country estate in Suffolk, held its annual Country Fair, with a Concours d’Elegance as a new addition for this year. Taking place in association with auctioneers Bonhams, the Concours was part of the celebrations to mark the Grade I listed Georgian mansion’s 20th annual Country Fair and Capability Brown’s Tercentenary, which saw 50 pre and post-war cars lined up on the lawns in the glorious sunshine.
The event, run entirely on a not-for-profit basis, attracted over 20,000 people across the weekend from all over the country. A highlight of the weekend was the Concours area where visitors had a chance to view these stunning cars exclusively at close hand, which included Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and many more.
No Concours would be complete without a selection of winners and the three categories this year were “Best pre-war car,” “Best post-war car” and “Best Supercar.”
The judging panel – made up of Motor Sport editor Damien Smith, John Poulson from Bonhams, and bike racer Max Hunt – had a tough decision but eventually named the 1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Supercharged Grand Sport the pre-war category winner, 1955 Jaguar D-Type the winner of the post-war category and 1990 Ferrari F40 Le Mans the best supercar. Runners up were the 1931 Talbot 105 Tourer and 1936 Maserati 6CM in the pre-war category, 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Aluminium Gullwing and 1964 Porsche 904 GTS in the post war category and the 1995 McLaren F1 GTR in the Supercar class. Each owner was presented with a bespoke trophy designed by Laurence Edwards.
Commenting on the Concours, Max Hunt, speaking on behalf of Heveningham Hall, said: “What a fantastic start. Our first Concours d’Elegance has been a resounding success and we had a world first with a selection of truly unique, genuine cars that have never been seen together before. We’re looking forward to being even bigger and better next year. ”
The annual Heveningham Hall Country Fair raises funds for the Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust, which distributes all proceeds to local communities for village and school projects, church repairs, and individual cases of need, such as Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund.
A 10km run also took place on Sunday 3rd July to raise money for ‘Get Kids Going’: a national charity that provides disabled children and young people with the opportunity to participate in sport.
Full Heveningham Hall Concours d’Elegance entrant list:
1904 Wolseley Twin Cylinder1925 Vauxhall 30-98 Velox1927 Bentley 4.5L Tourer1928 Frazer Nash Owlett1931 Talbot 105 Tourer1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Supercharged 5th Series Grand Sport1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Drophead Coupe1935 Lagonda M45 Saloon1935 Bentley 3.5 Derby Drophead1936 Maserati 6CM1936 Aston Martin Sports Tourer ‘Red Dragon’1951 Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta1951 Jaguar MKV Drophead Coupe1953 Jaguar C-Type1953 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica1955 Jaguar D-Type1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Aluminium Gullwing1956 Bentley S1 Continental Park Ward1957 Jaguar XKSS1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster1959 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder1962 Ferrari 250 GTO1962 Ferrari 250 SWB1963 Shelby Cobra AC 2601963 Ferrari 250 Lusso1964 Porsche 904 GTS1964 Ferrari 275 GTS1965 Aston Martin DB51965 Ferrari 275 GTB1971 Aston Martin DBSV8 Grand Tourer1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder1973 Porsche 911 2.8 RSR1984 Lamborghini Countach 5000 S1985 Ferrari 288 GTO1987 Ferrari F40 GT1988 Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione1990 Ferrari F40 Le Mans1991 Ferrari F401994 Bugatti EB110 SS1995 McLaren F1 GTR1999 Ferrari F502003 Ferrari Enzo2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Vitesse Sports Tourer2014 Ferrari La Ferrari
Heveningham Hall dates from 1778–80 and incorporates work from an earlier 18th-century building. It was designed by Sir Robert Taylor for Sir Gerald Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield. The interiors of circa 1781-4 were designed by James Wyatt.The Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust is a registered charity (number: 1095403)Since its launch, the Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust has raised over £500,000 for charitySatellite navigation for the event is IP19 0PN.About Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund
Halesworth Community Nursing Care Fund - is a registered charity established in 1989, to provide specialist equipment, extra nursing and holistic care for the terminally ill in the community and to support their families. The charity is now raising funds to build a specially designed drop-in information and Support Centre for those diagnosed with cancer or other life changing illnesses living in the rural communities of north-east Suffolk and and south Norfolk. To be built in Halesworth, the proposed centre will provide evidence-based information to people and their families to help them understand a diagnosis, its implications and to indicate where additional information may be found. It will provide a venue for local support groups to meet and address the challenges of living with disabilities and a specialist range of holistic services including counselling, financial benefits and legal advice; children, family and carer support; dementia carer support, dementia cafes; wig fitting; health and well being days and complementary treatments. www.halesworthhealth.org/nursing-care-fund
