Spains Hall
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Spains Hall is an Elizabethan country house near Finchingfield in Essex, England. The building has been Grade I listed since 1953.
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John Ruggles-Brise
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Colonel Sir John Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 2nd Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of Essex from 1958 to 1978, and was the first pro-chancellor of Essex University from 1964 to 1979. He was also a president of
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…lived in the house until it was sold to Jamie Oliver in 2019. Other occupants include Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet (1882–1942), and his son, Sir John Ruggles-Brise, 2nd Baronet (1908–2007). The current house dates to c. 1570, with earlier remains that include part of a medieval king post roof. The principal façade was remodelled…
John Archibald Ruggles-Brise memorial in the Church of St John, Finchingfield, Essex