Rendlesham Hall

The hall was built in the pointed style in 1780 and two lodges, Woodbridge Lodge and Ivy Lodge, were added in 1790. The hall was acquired by Peter Thellusson, a wealthy banker, in the name of his son, in 1796. The son, the 1st Lord Rendlesham, who went into politics as a Member of Parliament, occupied the hall.
The hall was destroyed by fire in 1830 and was rebuilt in Jacobean style to a design by William Burn. The works, which were carried out by Lucas Brothers were completed in 1870. The new building had eight reception rooms, including a ballroom, a conservatory, twenty-five principal bedrooms with dressing rooms, nine secondary and thirteen servants' bedrooms, five bathrooms, eleven lavatories and extensive domestic offices. There were twenty-five acres of grounds with tennis and croquet lawns, and a 4-acre walled kitchen garden in a park which extended to 250 acres .

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