FIRE AT EARL'S HOUSE.
LORD ORFORD'S HOME.
(FBOK OUft OWU COBBJSSPOHDBNt.) *; '"■"; • LONDON, October 2/ Wolterton Hallj near Erpinghani, Norfolk, now the residence of the Earl .of Orford's heir, Robert Henry Walpole, a 15-year-old Eton boy, narrowly escaped destruction by fire a few days ago. The fire originated in a chimney flue, which became red-hot. Water was pumped down the chimney for several hours. The hall was not damaged by fire, but the water did considerable harm to some valuable tapestries and, furniture. •;; Wolterton Hall, which was rebuilt and; restored in 1902-4, was begun in 1727, after the destruction 1 of the old hall by fire, and was"completed in 1741. : ; , Last before going to New Zealand, the Earl of Orford made over his estate at Wolterton Park to his heir, Mr. Walpole, 'who is his cousin,'and is son ;of Mr Horace Vale Walpole, of Stevenage, Herts. The boy is also heir to the Baroness of Walpole and Wolterton, ~ . •::;«,
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19462, 8 November 1928, Page 6
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