Monument record FSG 003 - Fornham Hall (PMed)

Site of Fornham Hall (S1).
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds had villa and a water mill (FSG 009) here, estate known in early times as Abbot's Mill (R2). Granted 1539 to Sir Thos Kytson of Hengrave. The estate was acquired from the Gipps family by Samuel Kent in 1731, on whose death in 1759 it pased to his son-in-law Sir Charles Egleton (later Kent).
The house was designed for Sur Charles Kent by James Wyatt and built in about 1785 (S4).
Estate purchased in 1789 by B E Howard, later 12th Duke of Norfolk (d 1842) who almost entirely rebuilt the house. House was sold after his death to Lord Manners, then in 1862 it was sold to Sir William Gilstrap in whose famly it remained until sold in 1950. House was pulled down in 1951 (S5).
Circular gasometer (similar to Santon Downham 025) shown on 1891 map (S1) within Hall buildings complex.
Now only the stable block survives. For 1907 photograph see (S3).
For layout of buildings in 1769 see (S2). Also deserted village - FSG 004. Also Med.
See details in Lost Country Houses of Suffolk by WM Roberts.