Monument record RLM 020 - Rendlesham Hall or House

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Summary

Rendlesham Hall or House, site of.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3352 5395 (57m by 36m)
Map sheet TM35SW
Civil Parish RENDLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Rendlesham Hall or House, site of.
`Rendlesham House' marked on OS 1st edition map 1837. Hall marked on Tithe Map of 1839 (S1). Rendlesham Hall a `large and handsome mansion of flint and stone, delightfully situated in an extensive park and erected since Feb 2nd 1830' (when previous Hall - see RLM 019 - burnt down)(S2).
`Rendlesham hall was destroyed a few years since by fire, but has been rebuilt on a smaller scale' (S3).
Said also to have been burnt down (S1), but certainly was demolished when a a new Hall was built 1868-71 (see RML 021).
Site seems to be partly overlain by a circular garden feature belonging to the later Hall.
See details in Lost Country Houses of Suffolk by WM Roberts.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> (No record type): Deben Valley Place Names - Rendlesham, anon 1980s.
  • <S2> (No record type): White's Directory of Suffolk, 1844, 201.
  • <S3> (No record type): Kelly's Directory of Suffolk, 1846, 1464.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Roberts, W.M.. 2010. Lost Country Houses Of Suffolk.

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Record last edited

Jun 10 2010 9:25AM

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