Ribbesford House

An Anglo-Saxon charter from the early 11th century mentions that the estate was given by Bishop Wulfstan to his sister. It was seized by the Danes, then regained by the monks, only to be captured by Turstin the Fleming. In 1074 the estate was presented to Ralph de Mortimer in recognition of his services to William the Conqueror. It is believed that the house was rebuilt in the 1530s under the ownership of Sir Robert Acton. Leeds claimed that when the project was completed, Ribbesford House would be worth £6.35 million. Restoration work began but the building proved to be in a worse condition than the brothers had expected. Their £1 million restoration budget had to be doubled to £2 million.…

Ribbesford House lies to the south of Ribbesford, near the banks of the River Severn. The house has 20 bedrooms, 10 reception rooms and nine bathrooms over three storeys. The building has two octagonal turrets. The estate includes a cottage, outbuildings and eight acres of land with gardens and a woodland. It is speculated that the current shape of Ribbesford House is half a quadrangle, the other half being demolished after Francis Ingram purchased the house in 1787. Ribbesford House is listed on the Heritage at Risk Register which is compiled by Historic England. This is due to parts of the building suffering from major water ingress, causing rapid decay.