Groton House, Suffolk

[gennysh]

I came across a message from 'cornsilk' dated 29/12/2007 re Groton House.  Might be able to help cornsilk or anybody else interested: I had been trying to find the House as part of my interest in my family tree and I have a 'Visitors' book entitled 'Groton House' with entries starting in 1887, last entry in 1898. The book belonged to a relative on my Mother's side of the family.

[t mo]

hi gennysh.
just did a google search for groton house and it appears that the original house burned down thirty odd years ago and has been rebuilt using some of the fabric of the original there is also an ordnance survey map ref to where it is/was hope this helps  ps it would help you if you post your request in the suffolk sec of rootschat as you may get more info from there .
pps welcome to rootschat .
regards
trevor

[gennysh]

Thanks for this information - I will investigate further! regards gennysh

[Rick]

Welcome!

From the 1855 Whites Gazetteer.

"Groton House is the seat of Sir HC Blake, Bart., whose family were formerly seated at Langham, and one of whom was created a Baronet in 1772."

That's it I'm afraid.  I also checked Pevsner who surveyed Suffolk in 1961 but it isn't mentioned.

Rick

[Suffolk Mawther]

This is Groton Place (I think) rather than Groton House   

http://www.doggettfam.org/doggetthouse.htm

I used to cycle past everytime I took news from our village for the parish magazine (we are a five parish benefice).

As far as I know it is divided into three homes now.

However, to get the correct house (and there are a few large houses scattered around the parish) I will PM details of the Local History Recorder for Groton who will no doubt be able to supply a photograph too.

Pat ...
Hon Recorders' Secretary
www.slhc.org.uk

PS you will need to have three postings on the boards before I can contact you via a PM 

[gennysh]

Thanks to Suffolkmawther and Rick for their input.  I keep investigating but from the little knowledge I have I believe that a Mrs James Aspinall (and presumably family!) lived at Groton House some time between 1887 and 1897............gennysh

[Suffolk Mawther]

Now that you have made three posts, I will PM you the details of the Local History Recorder for Groton 

Pat ...
www.slhc.org.uk

[hanes teulu]

The Times, Tue, December 5th, 1893 reported the wedding of Ethel Ruby Buckley Aspinall youngest adopted daughter of James P Aspinall, Esq, of Croton House, Boxford and 2 Cleveland Sq W.

By July 1897 the Groton House estate is up for sale.

In Feb 1899 the Times has a report re. the sale of the estate and the "late James Perronet Aspinall". His widow is Emily Agnes Aspinall.

regards 

[harrywrag]

looks like it is large eastate advert appears in the standard  august 2nd 1897 large advert but extract from it old fashioned country residence eminitly adapted for a hunting lodge or summer residance, stables , gardens, and pleasure grounds, six farms, 22 cottages, and numerous allotments, also the manor of castlings hall, the eastate is offered for sale first as a whole and if not sold then in 31 lots.  i can send you copy if its any help to you.

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