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Sir Robert GOSNOLD III (1534-1615)
Otley Hall is a stunningly beautiful 16th century moated Hall. | A wealth of notable features includes a cross or screens passage, richly carved beams, superb Linenfold panelling, and 16th-century wall paintings celebrating the marriage in 1559 of Robert Gosnold III and Ursula Naunton. | Otley Hall kitchen | Otley Hall solar room | ||||
Otley Hall gardens | The Linenfold Parlour contains linenfold panelling of such high quality that it is thought by some to be the original panelling from Cardinal Wolsey' s closet at Hampton Court. | Otley Hall | ||||
Name: | Robert GOSNOLD 1 |
Sex: | Male |
Name Prefix: | Sir |
Name Suffix: | III |
Father: | Robert GOSNOLD (1514-bef1559) |
Mother: | Mary VESEY (1516?-bef1559) |
Individual Events and Attributes
Birth | 1534 | Swyland, Otley, Suffolk, England |
Occupation | Justice of the Peace for Suffolk | |
Death | Oct 1615 (age 80-81) | Earleshall, Otley, Suffolk, England |
Marriage
Spouse | Ursula NAUNTON (1535-bef1615) | |
Children | Elizabeth GOSNOLD (1570-1665) | |
Marriage | 1559 (app) (age 24-25) | Alderton, Suffolk, England |
Additional Information
Marriage | There is a wall painting at Otley Hall of their wedding. |
Individual Note
Otley Hall is a stunningly beautiful 16th century moated Hall. Still a family home, it is set in 10 acres of gardens in the tranquil Suffolk countryside, only 8 miles north of Ipswich.
A Grade 1 listed building, the house is a perfect example of unspoiled late medieval architecture. Particularly impressive are the Great Hall and Linenfold Parlour, both of which look out onto the Rose Garden. According to Farrer (Old Suffolk Houses, Vol. 6), these two rooms are unequalled in Suffolk.
A wealth of notable features includes a cross or screens passage, richly carved beams, superb Linenfold panelling, and 16th-century wall paintings celebrating the marriage in 1559 of Robert Gosnold III and Ursula Naunton. Outside, the lofty chimneys, herringbone brickwork and vineleaf pargetting, magnificent today, give a tantalising glimpse of an even more glorious past.
It has been said that Bartholomew Gosnold used the Great Hall as a planning and recruitment centre for his famous Jamestown expedition in 1606/7 - the voyage that gave birth to English-speaking America.
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Sources
1 | "rootsweb.com". http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a41415&id=I20344. |