Longford Hall, Shropshire

The present house was built on the site 1794-97 by Colonel Ralph Leeke and designed by Joseph Bonomi.

[1] Leeke was a political agent of the British East India Company, the architect had worked with Robert and James Adam.

[citation needed] As with many such buildings, the first 100 feet in front of the hall are manicured grass, bordered by a ha-ha which prevented animals from entering.

Behind the hall are a selection of buildings around a central square containing a dovecote which once formed the farm supporting the estate.

[4] The mansion was rented from 1894 by businessman and Conservative politician Edward Brocklehurst Fielden (1857-1942) before he bought and moved to Condover Hall.