REDGRAVE PARK - an historical tour

REDGRAVE PARK
~ an historical tour ~

The Park c.1820

A website exploring the history and landscape of Redgrave Park,
Suffolk, from the 13th to the 20th century.

Redgrave Park is about 200 acres of land and 50 acres of water in the County of Suffolk in Eastern England.

Its history goes back to the year 1211, at least, when the powerful Abbot of Bury St Edmunds had a hunting lodge here.

After 1545 a prestigious mansion, known as Redgrave Hall, was built by Nicholas Bacon, later Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal to Queen Elizabeth 1st.

In 1702 the Park and Hall were bought by Sir John Holt, the Lord Chief Justice. In the 1760's his grandson rebuilt the Hall and remodelled the Park in classical style, with the help of celebrated landscape designer 'Capability' Brown.

In 1799 the Park passed by marriage into the Wilson family, where it remained until 1971. The Hall was demolished in 1947, and the Park has now partly become arable farmland.

USE THIS WEBSITE TO

Explore the history of the Park, its landscape, people and buildings.

Find out what the Hall looked like, using photos and old plans.

Discover the privileged lifestyle of the Suffolk gentry.

Please note that there are plenty of graphics in this site so please be patient when downloading! In many cases clicking on a picture will take you to a higher-quality version.

LATEST UPDATES
to this website

H5N1 avian influenza pictures. See link on Wilson page.
Newspaper cutting about letting the Park in 1936. See link on Wilson page.
Newspaper cutting about selling the contents of the Muniment Room at the Hall, 1921. See link on Wilson page.

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The Park in the Middle Ages (before 1542)	20 seconds approx download time
The Park owned by the Bacon family (1542 - 1702)	20 seconds approx download time
The Park owned by the Holt family (1702 - 1799)	50 seconds approx download time
The Park owned by the Wilson family (1799 - 1971)	50 seconds approx download time

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