Stretton Hall, Staffordshire

It is a privately owned Grade II* listed building, not open to the public.

Four years later, Francis inherited Somerford, which had passed through the hands of two childless uncles, Edward and George.

Francis already resided at Stretton and moved the family seat there permanently, renting out Somerford Hall.

In the 1860s he carried out extensive alterations at Stretton including a third storey and a new entrance front.

Several members of the family have served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire, the latest being Mrs Joanna Bird Monckton in 1995.