Dovercourt Sub-Section
The present Michaelstowe Hall dates from 1903, but the Michaelstowe Estate has a long and varied history which can readily be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086.
Located a few hundred yards to the east of Ramsey Parish Church, Essex Michaelstowe Hall is set back from the main Harwich road in 17 acres of landscaped grounds.
Grade ll listed in 1987, the main three storey 1903 structure is of red Berkshire brick with white stone facings and a slated roof. Electric lighting was provided from the private lighting plant located near the stables.
The main residence included seven family bedrooms, two fitted bathrooms, and a billiards room. A luggage lift and speaking tube served all three floors.
The Stable Block is surmounted by a Clock Tower and provided stalls for eight horses and a garage for three motor cars or carriages.
Located a few hundred yards to the east of Ramsey Parish Church, Essex Michaelstowe Hall is set back from the main Harwich road in 17 acres of landscaped grounds.
Grade ll listed in 1987, the main three storey 1903 structure is of red Berkshire brick with white stone facings and a slated roof. Electric lighting was provided from the private lighting plant located near the stables.
The main residence included seven family bedrooms, two fitted bathrooms, and a billiards room. A luggage lift and speaking tube served all three floors.
The Stable Block is surmounted by a Clock Tower and provided stalls for eight horses and a garage for three motor cars or carriages.
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey I (1906) Newall H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey, Essex (1907) F.Newall H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey II (1908) Newell H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey (1922) H&D ~
~ Michaelstowe Hall, Ramsey (1922) F.Wallis H&D ~
~ Michaelstowe Hall, Driveway, Ramsey (1907) H&D ~
Michaelstowe Hall & Early Motor Vehicle, Ramsey, Essex (1909)
Michaelstowe Hall dates from 1903, but the Michaelstowe Estate has a long and varied history which can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086. Located a few hundred yards to the east of Ramsey Parish Church.
Michaelstowe Hall is set back from the main Harwich road in 17 acres of landscaped grounds. It became a Grade ll listed in 1987, with the main three storey 1903 structure constructed of red Berkshire brick with white stone facings and a slated roof. Electric lighting was provided from the private lighting plant located near the stables. The main residence included seven family bedrooms, two fitted bathrooms and a billiards room. A luggage lift and speaking tube served all three floors. The Stable Block is surmounted by a Clock Tower and provided stalls for eight horses and a garage for three motor cars or carriages.
The 1777 Andre and Chapman map of Essex shows an earlier Michaelstow Hall on the main road immediately adjacent to St.Michael’s church at the top of Ramsey Hill, four hundred yards west of the current location. This earlier building mysteriously disappears completely from local maps around 1850.
In February 2011 Michaelstowe Hall was sold to Southend Care Ltd. Since new ownership it has been renamed as Ramsay Manor. Ramsay Manor has had extensive refurbishment in order to modernise the building to bring it to the forefront of elderly residential care.
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey III (1906) Newell H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey (1930) H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey (1906) F.Newall H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey The Lodge (1907) H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall Lodge (1906) Newell H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall, Ramsey The Stables (1906) Newton H&D ~
~ Michaelstowe Hall ~ horse trough (1920) H&D F ~
Richard Combe Abdy a wealthy businessman with interests in cotton and banking owned Michaelstowe Hall in 1920. He donated the drinking fountain (below) and the horse trough (above) to replace a pond that had previously existed on the site.
~ Michaelstowe Hall ~ drinking fountain Donated by R.C. Abdy (1920) H&D F ~
~ The Meet of the Hounds at Michaelstowe Hall (1911) H&D ~
~ Michaelstow Hall Stables (1910) Wallis H&D ~
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~ Fete at Michaelstowe Hall, Ramsey, Essex I (1913) Steggles Studios H&D ~
~ Michaelstowe Hall Fete 03 (1912) H&D ~
~ Michaelstowe Hall Fete, Ramsey (1913) Wallis H&D ~
A Summer Fete at Michaelstowe Hall, Ramsey, Essex in July 1913 (Wallis No 8)
In the height of the last summer before the outbreak of World War One in 1914, a fun day was held at Michaelstowe Hall.
This particular card shows the "Boys Brigade" and the immaculately dressed ladies with summer hats (no suntan lotion in these days). These real photographic cards were produced by "Wallis Studios" and "Steggles Studios" both professional photographers based in Dovercourt,suggesting this was quite an event.
In the height of the last summer before the outbreak of World War One in 1914, a fun day was held at Michaelstowe Hall.
This particular card shows the "Boys Brigade" and the immaculately dressed ladies with summer hats (no suntan lotion in these days). These real photographic cards were produced by "Wallis Studios" and "Steggles Studios" both professional photographers based in Dovercourt,suggesting this was quite an event.