Ampton Hall
Ampton Hall is a Grade II-listed Jacobean style manor house in Ampton, Suffolk, England.
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Ampton Hall was the birthplace in 1805 of Robert FitzRoy, who became the second Governor of New Zealand.
It later belonged to the Paley family: John Paley (1839-1894) was High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1889–90 and his son George Arthur Paley (1874-1941) High Sheriff in 1906–07.[1] The house was re-built in 1892 by Eustace Balfour and Hugh Thackeray Turner of London after burning down in 1885.[2][3] It has gardens designed by Capability Brown and a lake.[4]
During the First World War, the house was used as an auxiliary hospital.[5]
The property was acquired by Sir Pierce Lacy, Bt., a stockbroker, who was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1927–28.[6] When he died in 1956 the contents of the house were sold at auction.[7]
It is owned by the Turner family, and Joseph Turner lives at the hall in the stable block.
References
- "No. 27890". The London Gazette. 27 February 1906. p. 1434.
- "Ampton Hall". British Listed Buildings.
- "Suffolk Churches". www.suffolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Driven Game Shooting, Game Hunting Shop, Game Supplies, Mallard Barn". Mallard Barn Game Shooting. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "War Service In Hospitals." Times [London, England] 10 Feb. 1919: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.
- "No. 33259". The London Gazette. 22 March 1927. p. 1877.
- "News in Brief." Times [London, England] 4 Sept. 1957: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Mar. 2014.