The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed

Houses of Lackham 2 nd ed 46
Underneath the entire house ran the cellars, which was stone paved
and to keep the damp from the walls a dry area extended completely
around the house at basement level.
The western wing was separated from the House by a courtyard (the
Magistrate‟s, room mentioned earlier had access directly into this
courtyard) and housed the Stable department. On top of this wing
there was, and still is – although now non-functioning – a turret clock.
The stables had six loose boxes and three stalls, a double coach
house with a loft above it. These buildings, the hay and straw
storage and the tack room all opened onto a paved courtyard,,,, at
the extreme western end of the complex, that was enclosed by
folding gates.
The next owner to make changes to the house was Brig. Gen. George
Llewellen Palmer, who bought Lackham in 1893 for £17,562, from Lady
Stapleton-Bretherton, who did not make any changes that have been
identified. Disappointingly no details from this sale are known and the
estate map is not available.
However we are very fortunate to have a photograph of the interior of
the house at the very start of George Llewellen Palmer‟s ownership
although it shows it when his tenant, Mrs Taylor, was living there.
It is very fortunate that this picture exists as most of what is shown was
swept away very soon afterwards; George Llewellyn Palmer moved into
Lackham in 1900 after making alterations. From the local paper it is
known that the redevelopment was extensive and took almost an entire
year