Honingham Hall

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Honingham Hall was a large country house at Honingham in Norfolk.

History

The house was commissioned by Sir Thomas Richardson, Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in 1605.[1] After passing down the Richardson family it was bought by Richard Baylie, President of St John's College, Oxford, in about 1650[2] and was then acquired by William Townsend, Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth in about 1735, before passing down the Townsend family.[3] In 1887 it was inherited by Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn and in 1924 by Ronald Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn who sold it in 1935.[1] It was then bought by Sir Eric Teichman, a diplomat, who allowed it to become a Barnardo's home in 1940 during World War II.[4] Teichmann was murdered in the grounds of the hall by a poacher one night in December 1944.[5] The house closed as a Barnardo's home December 1966 and was subsequently demolished.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Honingham: A Brief History of the Village". Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ Chambers, John. "A general history of the county of Norfolk, Volume 1". p. 343. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Honingham". Francis White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk 1854. p. 475-476. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Honingham Hall". Retrieved 9 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Army & Navy - Murder at Honingham Hall". Time. 18 December 1944. Retrieved 9 August 2013. 

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