Holton Hall

I am piecing together the history of the Holton Hall Estate. In this I am indebted to the items given to me by Mrs. L. Runes of Holton, Donald Woolnough of Halesworth, and John Levy of Wenheston. I do not yet know when the hall was built. The table below gives a brief summary of the ownership and occupancy of the Hall. I apologise for any errors and contradictions, these I shall rectify as I receive more information. I now have details of public auctioning of the estate, both in 1886, just after the hall was rebuilt after a fire and 1937, these include full descriptions of the layout of the hall at that time, also maps of the estate. I have included transcripts of the auction details I will correct the errors produced by the
OCR later. If you prefer direct copies of the originals, these are available as a downloadable zip file by clicking on "download"

*Date*	*Description*	*Ref*

?	Country seat of Lord & Lady Smythe.	Holton Hall Park Brochure 1971
15 May 1832	May form part of marriage settlement between Jane Teresa Fitzgerald and Rev. John Brewster Wilkinson.	Lowerstoft Records office Ref 878/B1/1 refers to a Mansion + 2 Cottages of 89a, 1r, 32p in Holton.
1844	Occupied by Rev. Richard Day	White's Directory 1844
7 Nov. 1853	Purchased from John Brewster Wilkinson by Andrew Johnston. following the death of his wife Priscilla.	Lowerstoft Records Office Ref 878/B1/2
*24Aug. 1862*	Andrew Johnston Dies, Estate passes to his Son also named Andrew Johnson
17June 1867	Mortgaged to Thomas Fowell Buxton Esq by Andrew Johnston (Jnr.)	Lowerstoft Records Office Ref 878/B1/3
Feb. 1882	Fire destroys the Hall. It was rebuilt in 1883.
28 Sept. 1887	Purchased from Thomas Fowell Buxton By Charles John Easton	Lowerstoft Records Office Ref 878/B1/4
26 June 1909	Lieut. Col. Easton Dies the estate passes to his wife Agnes Josephine Easton. Agnes Easton Died in '48 residing at the Swan Hotel Southwold.
16 Dec. 1947	Agnes Josephine Easton dies at the Swan Hotel Southwold	Lowerstoft Records Office Ref 878/A3/4
*1944*	Occupied by American Forces
*1957*	The Hall was demolished ___________________	________________

Tales about the Holton Hall, the park and the airfield

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Dana Lea's Web Graphics

*Name*	*Date*	*Description*
*John Brewster Wilkinon*	*29th May 1832*	Married Jane FitzGerald. Although resident in Holbrook, John Wilkinson owns Holton Hall and it's estate.
Andrew Johnston	*1839*	Andrew Johnston succeeds John Aldis as Agent of the Halesworth Bank
Andrew Johnston	*1853*	An Estate Book containing Plans of Lands and Premises belonging to Andrew Johnston, Esq. drawn by John Stagoll, Land surveyor, Linstead - Parra Suffolk 1853 Frontpiece (151KB) Folio 3 (140KB) Holton Hall Estate lying in the Parishes of Holton and Blyford in the County of Suffolk. Folio 10 (165KB) The Mansion, Gardens, Pleasure Grounds, Plantations and Several small occupations on the Holton Hall - Estate.
	22 Aug 1855	Andrew Johnston holds a party at Holton Hall for 100 local children (Halesworth Times 28th August 1855)
	*1860*	Andrew Johnston takes command of the 7th Suffolk Rifle Company.
	*24Aug. 1862*	Andrew Johnston dies in Sydenham, Kent. He is buried with his wife in Overstrand.
	*1863*	A plaque is erected in St Mary's Church, Halesworth on completion of the rebuilding of the North Isle, as a Memorial to Andrew Johnston.
	*1982*	200 years of Banking in Halesworth. This brochure produced by Barclays Bank gives details of Andrew Johnston's activities as Agent for the Halesworth Bank prior to its amalgamation with Barclays Bank in 1896.
Thomas Fowell Buxton	*1883*	The hall was rebuilt in 1883. on the old foundations by Messrs Charles Smith & son - architects of reading and stands in 100 acre wooded park.
	*1886*	The Holton Hall Estate is put up for auction. The mansion and park (Lot 1) are not sold at that time. The following Lots were sold at the auction:- 3-6, 9-9, 12, 14-17. Plans of Estate supplied with Auction: Upper Holton Holton.
Charles John Easton	1887 1907	The conveyance include plans of the Holton Hall Estate in 1887. Postcard depicting Holton Hall by John Self Photo Framlingham. Postmarked August 12th 1907, Norwich.
	1909	Lt. Col Charles John Easton, dies and is buried at St. Peters Church in Holton.
Agnes Josephine Easton	Pre-War *1937* War Years	Holton Hall becomes noted for its tennis tournaments. Holton Hall Park estate is put up for auction Plans of Estate supplied with Auction: Upper Holton Holton Holton Hall Park is taken over by the Air Ministry and used by the American Air Force as living quarters for airmen based at the nearby Airfield.