Melford Hall

The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before 1065.

James Howell described the hall and garden in the times of Elizabeth Savage, Countess Rivers in a letter in 1619.

One wing of the hall was gutted by fire in February 1942 but rebuilt after World War II, retaining the external Tudor brickwork with 1950s interior design.

In 1958 Sue Ryder leased the south wing to house her holiday scheme for concentration camp survivors from Poland.

This scheme, which ran at Melford Hall for 11 years, eventually grew into her work with charity Sue Ryder.