Melford Hall
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Melford Hall is a
The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a
It passed from the abbots during the
James Howell described the hall and garden in the times of Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers in a letter in 1619.[1]
During the
Beatrix Potter was a cousin of the family and was a frequent visitor to the hall from the 1890s onwards.
One wing of the hall was gutted by fire in February 1942 but rebuilt after World War II, retaining the external Tudor brickwork with 1950s interior design.
The hall was first opened to the public in 1955 by Ulla, Lady Hyde Parker. In 1958 Sue Ryder leased the south wing to house her holiday scheme for concentration camp survivors from Poland. This scheme, which ran at Melford Hall for 11 years, eventually grew into her work with charity Sue Ryder.[2]
In 1960 it passed to the
The Hall grounds host a number of events including the "Big Night Out" every November to mark Guy Fawkes Night[3] and from 2013 the annual LeeStock Music Festival[4]
References
- ^ Joseph Jacobs, Epistolae Ho-Elianae: the familiar letters of James Howell, vol. 1 (London, 1892), pp. 106-7.
- ^ Ryder, Sue (1997). Child of My Love. London: Harvill. pp. 453–454.
- ^ "Thousands Enjoy Fireworks". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Venue Move Bid". Suffolk Free Press. Retrieved 16 February 2013.