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This attractively produced and illustrated book contains a useful and well-annotated record of forty vanished country houses. HISTORIC HOUSE W.M. Roberts has crafted an impressive read which identifies who lived in each house, who designed each house and the circumstances which lead to its demolition through photos and engravings to produce a truly beautiful book. SUFFOLK (EADT magazine) An excellent survey and I can recommend it to anyone interested in local history. SUFFOLK BOOK LEAGUE NEWSLETTER
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The Lost Country Houses of Suffolk, well-researched and written and copiously illustrated, will help the reader to imagine the county's landscape refurnished with the many elegant mansions which are now sadly lost. JOHN BLATCHLY During the twentieth century some forty of Suffolk's finest country houses vanished forever, a few by fire, but more frequently through demolition, either because uneconomic to run, or through the deterioration of their fabric. This book relates their tragic stories, with lavish use of engravings, images and pictures to bring to life what has now gone forever. It offers an account of each house (its history, its family, its architect), with a description of the buildings, and particular information on how it came to be destroyed. The houses are put into their wider context by an introductory section, covering the economic and social circumstances which caused difficulties for the owners of country houses at the time, and comparing the loss in Suffolk with losses in England as a whole. Houses covered: Acton Place, Assington Hall, Barking Hall, Barton Hall, Boulge Hall, Bramford Hall, Branches Park, Bredfield House, Brome Hall, Campsea Ashe High House, Carlton Hall, Cavenham Hall, Chediston Hall, Downham Hall, Drinkstone Park, Easton Park, Edwardstone Hall, Flixton Hall, Fornham Hall, Hardwick House, Henham Hall, Hobland Hall, Holton Hall, Hunston Hall, Livermere Hall, The Manor House Mildenhall, Moulton Paddocks, Oakley Park, Ousden Hall, The Red House Ipswich, Redgrave Hall, Rendlesham Hall, Rougham Hall, Rushbrooke Hall, Stoke Park, Sudbourne Hall, Tendring Hall, Thorington Hall, Thornham Hall, Ufford Place.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Social History at its Best,
By Marianne H "murderfan" (Southwold, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost Country Houses of Suffolk (Hardcover)
I bought this book because I live in Suffolk and was already interested in several of the houses covered. It far exceeded my expectations being well-researched and informative and has proved a welcome present for several of my friends. Even for the houses that I thought that I knew well the book has provided fascinating insights both to the buildings and their inhabitants.
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Tried for ages to track down a book with a certain house in it--and as a bonus, the rest of the book is very interesting too. Nicely written & plenty of photographs.
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This is an informative book about the county and its past. It will be of interest to anyone studying local history, especially concerning the "great" houses of Suffolk that are no longer with us.
I recommend this book which has excellent photos as well.
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