Monument record BRF 038 - Bramford Hall; Bramford Park

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Summary

Bramford Hall, built by John Acton in C17, 15-19 hearths in 1674.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 112 467 (86m by 57m) Centred on
Map sheet TM14NW
Civil Parish BRAMFORD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Bramford Hall, built by John Acton in C17, 15-19 hearths in 1674. Heightened in early C19. Park over half a mile across in 1783 when owned by Nathanial Acton Esq. Park defined on HER map after Hodskinson's 1783 map (S1). Park of 300 acres (1990).
Most of the house was demolished early in 1956, a building materials sale taking place in March that year (S5).
July 1993: Footings recorded in area where new extension/conservatory to be built.
August 1993: All building footings examined belonged to Georgian hall, and there was no evidence for any earlier structures or finds of earlier date. Footings indicate small-sized rooms, perhaps not an important part of hall but representative of store rooms or outbuildings (S4)
See details in Lost Country Houses of Suffolk by WM Roberts.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
  • <S1> Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
  • <M2> (No record type): Photographs:.
  • <S2> (No record type): Goult W, A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: E Suffolk A-H, 1990.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Loader, T.. 1993. Watching Brief Report: Bramford Hall, Bramford. SAU, Loader T, July 1993.
  • <M3> Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Library (BSE). Library (BSE) - (S4).
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 1993. Record of Archaeological Monitoring: Bramford Hall, Bramford. Boulter S, Record of Archaeological Monitoring, 1993.
  • <S5> Article in serial: East Anglian Daily Times. 29 March 1956, 20 April 1956 (including photographs).
  • <S6> Bibliographic reference: Roberts, W.M.. 2010. Lost Country Houses Of Suffolk.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2018 10:33AM

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