Great Bricett Hall
Great Bricett Hall is a grade I listed farmhouse in the village of Great Bricett, Suffolk, England.
It was built in the mid-13th century as the hall of the Augustinian Priory of St Leonard, next to the north side of what is now the Church of St Mary & St Laurence.[1]
The Hall was once owned by John De Bohun, brother of Henry de Bohun who was killed by Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn.[2]
During the Second World War, it was used to house Italian prisoners.[2] In 1947, it was bought by Percy Cooper.[2]
It was home to farmer Rupert Cooper, son of Percy, who died in October 2017, aged 96.[2][3] It was controversially[4] inherited by his son, Oliver Cooper (father of the fashion designer Jade Holland Cooper), and the estate, including 415 acres of land, was listed for sale in June 2018 at £4.65 million.[5]
References
- ^ England, Historic. "GREAT BRICETT HALL, Great Bricett - 1032976- Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Gaw, Matt. "Stowmarket: Do you know which Suffolk Tory preserved the dog end of Winston Churchill's cigar?". eadt.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "RUPERT BIRCHENALL COOPER - Death - East Anglian Daily Times Announcements - Family Notices 24". www.familynotices24.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Kate. "Jade Holland Cooper's bling sparks £200,000 Instafeud with aunts". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Chambers, Sarah. "'A lovely little bit of Suffolk with this huge heritage': historic farm up for sale". eadt.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.