Roos Hall

Roos Hall (or sometimes Rose Hall) is a manor house and former manor ½ a mile (¾km) west of Beccles in Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building. It is said to be among the most haunted houses in England, and to have the Devil's footprint imprinted on one of its walls. It was owned by the Suckling family in the 17th century having been bought by Sir John Suckling in 1600. On Suckling's death, Roos Hall was subject to a £6,000 mortgage, which, according to Sir John's Will, had to be repaid by his executors within a year of his death, or it would revert to the "Feoffes" from whom he borrowed the money. "Whereas I have mortgaged my mannerr of Roeshall in Suffolk to certain Feoffees to the vse of my verie lovinge wief, for the payment of six thousand poundes within one yeare after my decease: Nowe for that I know that my executors cannott possiblie paie the same within the time mentioned, I am content to leave that Manor wholie to the said Feoffes for her behalf, And would have my Executors give her the Writings concerning the same, unless she shalbe pleased, out of her noble and cood nature to give my eldedst sonne such time for th payment as he mai be able to compasse the same without harzarding the ruine of his estate. I give to my wief all her Apparell, Pearles, RInges and Jewelles, save onlie one chaine of dymonds which I lately bought of one Mr Hardnett, a Jeweller for £155, which is by her to be repaid to my executors, vnless my eldest sonne and she agree about the Redemption of the Manor in Rosehall" According to Walter Copinger, in The Manors of Suffolk, the funds could not be raised in time and the property fell into the hands of Sir Alexander Temple (the Brother-in-Law of Sir John's Widow, Jane, by way of marriage to her Sister, Mary), who left it to his executors to repay his debts on his death in 1629: "...and that Now Jane, Sir John Suckling's widow, whom he married when himself a widower, 2nd March, 1616, was the daughter of John Reve, of Bury, and widow…