Costessey Hall (pronounced and sometimes spelt Cossey Hall, also written as Cotesby Hall) was a manor house in

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, four miles west of

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History

The first mention of the hall dates it to circa 1086, when

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gave it to

Alan Rufus Alan Rufus, alternatively Alanus Rufus (Latin), Alan ar Rouz ( Breton), Alain le Roux ( French) or Alan the Red (c. 1040 – 1093), 1st Lord of Richmond, was a Breton nobleman, kinsman and companion of William the Conqueror (Duke William II o ...

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. It was then described as Costessey Manor. In 1555,

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awarded it to Sir Henry Jerningham, for his support for Mary on the contested accession of

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. It then had 22 sub-manors in Norfolk, plus manors in Hereford and Gloucestershire. Jerningham built a new manor house on the south side of the

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flowing through Costessey. The original manor house remained on the north side of the river and is still standing in Costessey Park. It may have been granted to

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by her husband

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.Costessey Park
From 1826 to 1836,

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built a Gothic castle for Lord Stafford Jerningham, which was several times larger than the original Tudor hall.

Demolition

In 1913, the contents of the house were sold, and the hall was left empty. At the start of

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, it was commandeered by the

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. In 1919, it was decided to demolish the hall. The house was demolished in 1925. The belfry block by the 18th fairway of the Costessey Park Golf Course is all that remains.

References

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History

Demolition

See also

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