Thorpe Hall (Thorpe-le-Soken)

This article is about the manor house in Thorpe-le-Soken. For other uses, see Thorpe Hall.

Thorpe Hall was a manor house built in the Georgian style at Thorpe-le-Soken in Essex, England

History

The Thorpe Manor estate belonged to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[1] In 1723 it was bought by Stephen Martin who assumed the name and arms of Leake upon inheriting an estate from Admiral Sir John Leake; it remained in the Leake family - the most recent manor house was built between 1822 and 1825 for John Martin Leake - until 1913 when it was bought by Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy whose wife, Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy, laid out the gardens.[1] It was acquired by the Ministry of Defence at the start of World War II and then became the Lady Nelson Convalescent Home for employees of English Electric in 1951.[1] It was sold to the Ryan Group in 1988 and to Tangram Leisure in 2000.[1] Tangram Leisure demolished the manor and replaced it with a residential spa which was completed in December 2010.[2] Tangram Leisure went into administration in 2012.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Thorpe Hall (Thorpe-le-Soken)". Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Thorpe 'the lifehouse' Spa in Essex, UK by The Manser Practice". The Manser Practice. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lifehouse resort goes into administration". 23 January 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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