Edmondthorpe Hall (Edmonthorpe Hall)

Edmondthorpe, near Grantham

Leicestershire

England

Circa Date: 1621

Status: Destroyed

Burned 1943; stableblock extant.

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Sir Roger Smith

House & Family History: During World War II Edmondthorpe Hall served as a prisoner of war camp for Italian POWs, during which time the house was gutted by fire.
Architect: Robert Winter Johnson

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: Circa 1884
Nationality: British
Notes: R.W. Johnson was a Leicestershire/Northamptonshire architect who took over the practice of his father, Joseph Winter Johnson. R.W. was surveyor to the Melton Mowbray Local Board. His practice was taken over by Edmund Jeeves.

Date: 1869
Designed: Stables

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House Listed: Demolished

Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Roger Smith, 17th century.

Current Ownership Type: Demolished

Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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