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Beaupre Hall and Sir Robert Bell c.1570

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<metadataxml><content><line>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4"&gt;From Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="4"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute; Hall&lt;/strong&gt; was a large 16th century house mainly of brick, which was built by the Beaupres in Outwell, Norfolk, England and enlarged by their &lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;successors the Bells.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" size="4"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History of the Hall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The history of Hall begins with its family origins, a Norman from St. Omer who dwelled and &amp;quot;christened his domain with gallic grace, among the dull-sounding names of the danes.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The knight of St. Omer, accompanied William the Conqueror, during his invasion of England, and &amp;quot;appears in the Roll of Battle Abbey, and his descendants lived here in their place of Beaupre.&amp;quot; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Several other St. Omer&amp;#39;s of note are Sir Hugh de St. Omer and John de St. Omer, who according to Matthew Paris, were known to have &amp;#39;penned a counterblast&amp;#39; to a monk of Peterborough who had lampooned the people of Norfolk during the reign of King John; of which elevated them to &lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;literary fame.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;A Sir Thomas de St. Omer was keeper of the wardrobe to King Henry III. The Arms of his son a (&lt;em&gt;fess between six cross-crosslets&lt;/em&gt;) appear on a monument, formerly in Mulbarton Church. His daughter Christian and only heir married John, the great-great-grandson of one Senulph, (whose ancestors had migrated from France)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;2&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; who lived during the reign of King Henry II, and had issue: John &lt;em&gt;dicte quoque Beaupr&amp;eacute;&lt;/em&gt; who lived during the reign of King Edward II, and married Katherine, daughter of Osbert Mountfort. Their son Thomas Beaupr&amp;eacute; would be raised by his Grandmother Christian (last of the St. Omer&amp;#39;s) after the death of both of his parents. Thomas was knighted by King Edward III, and married Joan Holbeache, and died during the reign of King Richard II. &lt;strong&gt;Generations later the Hall was in possession of Edmonde Beaupre. After Edmonde&amp;#39;s death in 1567, and leaving no male heirs, the hall succeeded to Sir Robert Bell, by virtue of marriage to Edmonde&amp;#39;s daughter Dorothie in 1559&lt;/strong&gt;; whereby his line became extinct.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Construction and architecture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phase I (1500-1530)&lt;/strong&gt; Construction of the Hall commenced during the lives of &lt;strong&gt;Nicholas Beaupr&amp;eacute; and his wife Christian Foderinghey&lt;/strong&gt;, and upon undergoing a number of successive enlargements, consisted of over 30 interior rooms. The Hall, Emerging from the South-West end, stretched North-East, with an additional wing branching out North-West, at an angle to make a chapel. These structures date from the early 16th century and had corners that were fortified with semi-Gothic spirelets, that were also added to later additions throughout the years.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phase II (1531-1570)&lt;/strong&gt; A turreted Gate House was added circa., 1530, and placed in front of the entry facing South-East. This structure was built upon an old model, probably, by &lt;strong&gt;Edmonde Beaupre during the time of his marriage with Margaret the daughter of Sir John Wiseman&lt;/strong&gt;, servant to the 15th Earl of Oxford. His second wife, Katherine Wynter (widow of John Wynter of Great Yarmouth*)&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;2&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; was the daughter of Phillip Bedingfield of Ditchingham and Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk (a great Hall that resembles Beaupre, however is slightly older and larger in scale).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phase III (1571-1577)&lt;/strong&gt; After Edmonde Beaupre&amp;#39;s death in 1567, significant renovations and additions were undertaken by the Bells, which included:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Demolishing and rebuilding the body of East wing of the old house. (where the living quarters were located)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Refitting the North-East section with porches on each side which had upper levels, and bay&amp;#39;s in front. From this section a large wing was added spanning South East (demolished circa 1850), and a small wall was built connecting the wing to the North-East section of the Gate House, which effectively enclosed the area to make a court yard.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Around 1570, the South west end of the Gate House, was fitted with a new building that connected a Gated section of wall to the south-west wing, making another court yard. This wing spanned north-west to the main block, and from the main block extended the chapel which had an altar piece in the far North-West end.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phase IV (1577-1935)&lt;/strong&gt; Aside from several rooms on the first floor and the main door which had 16th century linenfold paneling, the Hall was variously altered internally by its successors (some negligent) from the 16th century. These alterations included a 17th century fire place, Georgian Wainscoting, and other 18th century paneling. Despite further unfortunate alterations to the back of the Hall during the 19th century, by the early 20th century the Hall was not inhabited and what was left of the building was mostly a ruin.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;2&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;3&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;4&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gate House and Heraldry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The Gate House was built around 1525, and was rebuilt and fortified until the time of &lt;strong&gt;Edmonde Bell&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The entry had four centered arches connected to four towers comprised mostly of brick with stone dressings and upper caps made of ashlar. The second floor of the Gate House was a drawing room, lit by square headed windows decorated with stone mullions and transom, and was fitted with a fine Elizabethan fireplace, which had a marble frame and accompanying wood mantelpiece.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The mantelpiece enclosed the fireplace from the floor to the ceiling and had early Jacobean architecture style paneling with a pair of trimmed arches that were encased and separated by ornate columns, directly above the center of the marble arch frame. Each trimmed arch panel displayed a heraldic relief carving:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The Armes as they appeared on the left or North-West side of the mantelpiece featured the Arms borne by Bell. A Jacobean style pillar, separated this coat and arch from the other where appeared the quartered and impaled Arms of Beaupre: From the sinister top appear the quarteres of Edmonde Beaupre/St. Omer-Foderinghey/ and Baulney Bottom: Dorewood-Coggeshall-and Harske.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The Matrimonial landmarks of the family history of the hall are recorded in beautiful heraldic glass panels that date from 1570. The Beaupr&amp;eacute; panels are slightly larger and older than the Bell panels, throughout the mantling is particularly fine.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Several coats were reconstructed after suffering damage. The fragments of one particular style of mantling have been incorporated within the various reconstructed Arms. Several coats are repeated in the quarterings of the various panels.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The following coats occur and have been blazoned accordingly:&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;1&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;The Arms of Thomas Beaupr&amp;eacute; (&lt;em&gt;Argent on a Bend Azure three cross crosslets Or&lt;/em&gt;)-quartering St. Omer (&lt;em&gt;a fess between three cross crosslets&lt;/em&gt;) impaling the Arms of his wife Margaret daughter of John Meeres &lt;em&gt;d.&lt;/em&gt; 1471 (&lt;em&gt;a fess between three water bougets erminy&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute;-quartering St. Omer- impaling -Fodryngaye, (&lt;em&gt;Sable a cross indented Argent&lt;/em&gt;), and Baulney (&lt;em&gt;argent an eagle displayed azure membered Or&lt;/em&gt;) and Dorewod of Dorewoods Hall, Bocking, Essex- (&lt;em&gt;Erminy on a chevron Sable three crescents Or&lt;/em&gt;) -and Harske (&lt;em&gt;Or a Chief indented sable&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute;-&lt;em&gt;Argent&lt;/em&gt; on a &lt;em&gt;Bend&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Azure&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;three cross crosslets&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Or&lt;/em&gt; quartering St. Omer (&lt;em&gt;a fess between three cross crosslets)&lt;/em&gt; impaling Mountford of Feltwell (&lt;em&gt;argent three&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;fleurs-de-lis&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;gules&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute;-quartering St. Omer quartering Fodryngaye. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute;-quartering St. Omer impaling Fodryngaye. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Thomas Fodryngaye, (&lt;em&gt;Sable a cross indented Argent&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Sir William Coggeshall, High Sheriff of Essex,(&lt;em&gt;Sable a cross between four escallops&lt;/em&gt;) married Antiocha Hawkwood, daughter of Sir John Hawkwood.&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;[&lt;/span&gt;5&lt;span&gt;]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Fodryngaye. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Bell, (&lt;em&gt;Sable a Fess Ermine between three church Bells Argent&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Sir Robert Bell. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Bell impaling Harrington,(&lt;em&gt;Sable a fret Argent&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute; quartering Fodryngaye. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Bell quartering Beaupr&amp;eacute;. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;Beaupr&amp;eacute; impaling Fodryngaye. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Final years&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;During World War II, Beaupr&amp;eacute; Hall was used by the RAF. From this point the Hall fell into a state of further disrepair until its saddening demolition in 1966. During the fifties the grounds of the hall were used to house students on the &amp;#39;Holidays With Pay&amp;#39; scheme run by the government. They used the barrack huts that had been erected by the RAF. In the book The Bedside Companion for Ghosthunters by Ingrid Pitt there is an account of a ghost seen by a couple of students who entered the Hall at night. Legends of headless horsemen, and spirits roaming the hall, have also been reported.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times"&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="times new roman,times" size="4" color="#000000"&gt;^ &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;a&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;b&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;c&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;d&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;f&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;sup&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; Hussey, C., &lt;em&gt;Beaupre Hall Wisbech, Coventry Homes and Gardens Old &amp;amp; New&lt;/em&gt;, pb. 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H., &lt;em&gt;Sir John Hawkwood, the Condottiere, some of his lineal descendants,&lt;/em&gt; Notes and Queries, 7th series, Vol. X, London, 1890, p. 101-102&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</line></content></metadataxml>

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Given names Surname Sosa Birth Place Death Age Place Last change
Dorothy Beaupre
1541
483 Outwell, Norfolk, England
1 February 15, 1602
422 61 Beaupre Hall, Outwell, Norfolk, England
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