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At the core of the house had a pre- Tudor foundation that evolved in style throughout the ages to an
Elizabethan house. In the late 18th century Anthony James Keck (d. 1786), had the house re-modelled to a gothic style, that was thought to be superimposed upon the Elizabethan house. In 1820 the house
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Lancashire. It was following the marriage that he moved to Bank Hall which he later renovated in 1832 and used Stoughton as a second home. Legh Keck remained a member of parliament for Leicestershire and frequently travelled between the estates. Upon the death of Legh Keck his
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Gartree road. The lodges bear the arms of the Keck family and are Grade II listed buildings. The house was finished as a Victorian mansion in an Elizabethan style, complete with spired towers overlooking the garden front and parkland.
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inherited the estate was also an MP for
Leicestershire. The house and estate later passed to Anthony Keck of Lincolns Inn as his wife was Anne Busby of Beaumont, daughter of William Busby and Catherine Beaumont his wife. They had a son
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Farnham and Beaumont family. The house dated back to 15th century but was demolished in 1926, after being a successful family home for over five hundred years.
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who became a politician and married
Elizabeth Legh (daughter of Peter Legh of Lyme). The couple lived at Stoughton Grange and had six children, the only son to survive and inherit was
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Stoughton Estate remained in the ownership of the Farnham family and its descendants. The family name changed through the marriage of Farnham to the
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In 1871 Harry Leycester Powys Keck lived at Stoughton Grange and was
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