Downton Hall
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Downton Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house
at Stanton Lacy
, near Ludlow
, Shropshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The house was built about 1733 by Wredenhall Pearce, who had inherited the estate in 1731.
The new house, designed by William Smith Jnr of Warwick, of three storeys and with a twelve bay frontage carrying a ballustraded parapet boasts an unusual circular entrance hall with Ionic columns and a honeysuckle frieze.
In 1781 Catherine Hall, daughter and heir of William Pearce Hall married Charles William Rouse-Boughton MP (see Boughton Baronets
). Improvements to the house in 1824 included a new entrance front, designed by architect Edward Haycock, with an Doric style portico.
Sir Charles Henry Rouse-Boughton was resident in 1881 with his family and nine domestic servants. Following the death of the last Baronet in 1963 his daughter Miss MF Rouse-Boughton continued to live at the Hall.
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
at Stanton Lacy
Stanton Lacy
Stanton Lacy is a small village and civil parish located in Shropshire, England.One quarter of Ludlow Racecourse and the Ludlow Golf Club is located in the parish, to the south of the village...
, near Ludlow
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
, Shropshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The house was built about 1733 by Wredenhall Pearce, who had inherited the estate in 1731.
The new house, designed by William Smith Jnr of Warwick, of three storeys and with a twelve bay frontage carrying a ballustraded parapet boasts an unusual circular entrance hall with Ionic columns and a honeysuckle frieze.
In 1781 Catherine Hall, daughter and heir of William Pearce Hall married Charles William Rouse-Boughton MP (see Boughton Baronets
Boughton Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Boughton and Rouse Boughton family.The Baronetcy of Boughton of Lawford was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 August 1641 for William Boughton of Lawford Hall, near Newbold upon Avon, Warwickshire...
). Improvements to the house in 1824 included a new entrance front, designed by architect Edward Haycock, with an Doric style portico.
Sir Charles Henry Rouse-Boughton was resident in 1881 with his family and nine domestic servants. Following the death of the last Baronet in 1963 his daughter Miss MF Rouse-Boughton continued to live at the Hall.