Moulton, near Newmarket
Suffolk
England
Circa Date: Probably 19th century
Status: Destroyed
Demolished circa 1950
House Open to Public: No
Country House: Yes
The house from a 1911 postcard
House & Family History: When the financier Sir Ernest Cassel (one of the wealthiest men of the late 19th-early 20th centuries) owned Moulton Paddocks his good friend, Edward VII, was a frequent visitor. Cassel was the grandfather of Edwina, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Garden & Outbuildings: The famous Moulton Paddocks racing stable survives and is today operated by Godolphin Racing.
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 253
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: George Samuel Ford, until 1842. William Webber, 1842-1857. Willingham Franklin, 1857-59. Fryer family, circa 1861-1885. William Cansfield Gerard, 2nd Baron Gerard, 1885-92. George Alexander Baird, 1892-93. Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, 1899-1921. Solly Joel, 1922-31; Dudley Jack Barnato Joel, 1931-41.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No