Built / Designed For: Sir John Bolle

House & Family History: Sir John Bolle fought at Cadiz in 1596, where he fell in love with a Spanish lady, an event that became celebrated in the ballad "The Spanish Lady's Love for an Englishman." Her ghost supposedly haunts the house to this day. The red brick Thorpe Hall was listed for sale, together with 20 acres, in July of 2003 for £2.15 million.

Garden & Outbuildings: The terraces use stonework from Sir Christopher Wren's St. Mildred in the Poultry, a church in the City of London that was demolished in 1872.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Sir John Bolle, 16th century; Sir Charles Bolle, 17th century. John Lewis Fytche, until 1885.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No