Holton Hall, Suffolk (Demolished) c1910
Langholm Lodge, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (D…
Stoke Park, Suffolk from a mid c19th engraving (De…
Murthly Castle, Perthshire (Demolished)
Laws, Angus, Scotland (Mostly Demolished)
Wheatley Hall, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Demolis…
Thonock Hall, Lincolnshire (Demolished)
Adderley House, Monifieth, Dundee, Angus, Scotland…
Gardens of Cragg Hall, West Yorkshire c1900
Weston Park, Warwickshire (Demolished) From a c190…
Glossop Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished)
The Old Hutte, Halewood, Wirral, from a c1900 post…
Brooke Hall, Norfolk from a c1920 sketch (Demolish…
Marble Staircase, Warter Priory, East Yorkshire (d…
The Old Hutte, Halewood, Wirral, from a c1900 post…
Rothiemay House, Moray, Scotland (demolished c1964…
Morton Paddox, Warwickshire from a c1910 postcard…
Morton Paddox, Warwickshire from a c1910 postcard…
Staircase Hall, Tehidy, Cornwall
St Fort, Fife, Scotland (Demolished) from a c1880…
Castle Roy, Broughty Ferry, Angus, (Demolished) fr…
Mauldslie Castle, Lanarkshire (Demolished) From a…
Inchdairnie House, Fife, Scotland (Demolished) Fro…
Kilmaron Castle, Cupar, Fife, Scotland (Demolished…
Dunkeld House, Perthshire (Demolished) from a c190…
Blackadder House, Borders, Scotland (Demolished) f…
Crookhill Hall, South Yorkshire (Demolished) from…
Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster,…
Normanhurst, Catsfield, East Sussex (Demolished) f…
Dunkeld House, Perthshire (Demolished) c1900
The Conservatory, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire fro…
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire (demolished) from a l…
The Terrace, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire from a c…
The Orangery, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire (Demoli…
St Fort House, Fife, Scotland, "Demolished) from a…
Wollescote House, Stourbridge, West Midlands 1886…
Brough Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire (Demolished)
Worksop Manor, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Garendon Hall, Leicestershire (Demolished)
Aldwarke Hall, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Demolis…
Feddal Tower, Perthshire (mostly demolished) c1900
East Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight (Demolished)
Staircase, Steephill Castle, Isle of Wight (Demoli…
The Great Hall, Cheshunt Great House, Hertfordshir…
Drakelow Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished) from a c187…
Former Drive to the demolished Aldbar Castle, Aldb…
Former Village School, Aldbar Castle, Aldbar, Angu…
Killellan House, Argyll, c1910 (Demolished)
Ellon Castle, Aberdeenshire (Demolished)
Shavington Hall, Shropshire (Demolished)
Darlaston Hall, West Midlands.1
Snelston Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished).7
Snelston Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished).6
Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire (Demolished)
Flixton Hall Suffolk (mostly demolished)
Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire (Demolished)
Worksop Manor, Worksop, Nottinghamshire (Demolishe…
Bridge by Lodge to the Demolished Hillington Hall,…
Lodge to the Demolished Hillington Hall, Norfolk
Lodge House to the demolished Hillington Hall, Nor…
Lodge to the Demolished Hillington Hall, Norfolk
Lodge to the Demolished Hillington Hall, Norfolk
Lough Crew, Meath, Eire (Demolished) From a mid c1…
Wamil Hall, Suffolk c1910 (since reduced in size)
Hillington Hall, Norfolk (Demolished 1946)
Garden facade, Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk (Demolishe…
Normanton Turville Hall, Leicestershire (Demolishe…
Stillington Hall, North Yorkshire from a c1900 pos…
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire (Demolished)
The conservatory, Osmaston Manor, Derbyshire (Demo…
Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire (Demolished)
Newnham Paddocks, Warwickshire (Demolished) c1870
Ossington Hall, Nottinghamshire (Demolished)
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire (Demolished)
Heaton Hall, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Demolished)
The Drawing Room, Ossington Hall, Nottinghamshire…
Berrymead Priory, Acton, Greater London (Demolishe…
Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire remains of the c18…
Standish Hall, Near Wigan (Demolished) From a c190…
Park Hall, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire (D…
Garden Front of Whiteley Wood Hall, Sheffield, Sou…
Entrance Facade, Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire (Demol…
Gledstone Hall, North Yorkshire (Demolished 1920s)
Whiteley Wood Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (De…
Wootton Hall, Ellastone, Staffordshire (Demolished…
Doveridge Hall, Derbyshire 26th December 1921 (Dem…
Amisfield House, Haddington, Lothian, Scotland (De…
Bromborough Hall, Wirral (Demolished)
Riccarton, Currie, Lothian (Demolished)
Riccarton, Currie, Lothian (Demolished)
Drakelowe Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished 1930s)
Shalford House, Surrey (Demolished 1967)
The Rookery, Westcott, Surrey (Demolished c1969)
Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire (Demolished)
Langford Lodge, Crumlin, County Antrim, Ireland (D…
Norwood Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Demolish…
Oakley Hall, Suffolk (Demolished)
Dover House, Roehampton, Wandsworth, Greater Londo…
Osmaston Manor, Ashbourne, Derbyshire (Demolished…
Snelston Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished 1960s)
Snelston Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished 1960s)
Halsnead Hall, Whiston, Merseyside (Demolished c19…
Outwood Hall, West Yorkshire (Demolished c1926)
Egginton Hall, Derbyshire (Demolished)
Stratton House, Hampshire, (Demolished)
Walkley Old Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Demo…
Walkley Old Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Demo…
Dodworth Hall, South Yorkshire (Demolished)
Thurnby Court, Leicestershire (Demolished c1919)
Thurnby Court, Leicestershire (Demolished c1919)
Garden Facade, Baginton Hall, Warwickshire c1890 (…
Gardens, Baginton Hall, Warwickshire c1890 (Burnt…
Marston House, Marston upon Dove, Derbyshire c1910
The Library, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster, South York…
Room in Hickleton Hall, Doncaster, South Yorkshire…
Bracewell Hall, Barnoldswick, Lancashire (Demolish…
Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead (Demolished)
Edward VII at Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire
Oldbury Hall, Hartshill, Warwickshire (bombed 1941…
Glasserton House (Demolished), Dumfries and Gallow…
Sundorne Castle, Shropshire (Demolished)
Swiss Villa, Weston Super Mare, Somerset (Demolish…
Eaton Hall, Cheshire (Demolished)
Battlesden Park, Bedfordshire (demolished 1860)
Stapleton Park, North Yorkshire (Demolished)
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Orwell Lodge, Ipswich, Suffolk (Demolished)
Orwell Lodge was built for Robert Charles Ransome, grandson of Robert Ransome, founder of the engineering firm of the same name. Robert Charles was born in 1830, entered the business as an engineering apprentice at 16 and at 27 became a partner (with responsibility for overseas trade).
Although a direct descendant of the founder, he was the eldest son of Robert Ransome’s second son (also Robert) the line of succession passed to James Allen Ransome. In the 1860s the health of his uncle (James Allen) deteriorated and Robert Charles took over the running of the business becoming chairman in 1884.
With his new found role he had Orwell Lodge built in Belstead Road (prior to this he had lived in Carr Street), he became Mayor of Ipswich in 1867 and was the first chairman of the new School Board in 1871, established to bring schools under local government control.
Robert Charles Ransome was never a well man and he died at home in Orwell Lodge in 1886. A year or two later his wife Elizabeth died and Orwell Lodge was sold to William Francis Paul, brother of Robert, hence R & W Paul. William had some major alterations carried out including a tower (erected in 1895) by Ipswich architects Eade & Johns. The same firm was working at about the same time for William Pretty, making alterations to Goldrood (now St Joseph’s College).
The lodge to Orwell Lodge still stands and is today 97 Belstead Road.
Although a direct descendant of the founder, he was the eldest son of Robert Ransome’s second son (also Robert) the line of succession passed to James Allen Ransome. In the 1860s the health of his uncle (James Allen) deteriorated and Robert Charles took over the running of the business becoming chairman in 1884.
With his new found role he had Orwell Lodge built in Belstead Road (prior to this he had lived in Carr Street), he became Mayor of Ipswich in 1867 and was the first chairman of the new School Board in 1871, established to bring schools under local government control.
Robert Charles Ransome was never a well man and he died at home in Orwell Lodge in 1886. A year or two later his wife Elizabeth died and Orwell Lodge was sold to William Francis Paul, brother of Robert, hence R & W Paul. William had some major alterations carried out including a tower (erected in 1895) by Ipswich architects Eade & Johns. The same firm was working at about the same time for William Pretty, making alterations to Goldrood (now St Joseph’s College).
The lodge to Orwell Lodge still stands and is today 97 Belstead Road.
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