page_title: Henley Hall, Shropshire
section_title: Early owners
hierarchical_section_title: Henley Hall, Shropshire / Early owners
caption_attribution_description: English: Sale notice for Henley Hall, Ludlow, 1874
context_page_description: Henley Hall is a building of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in about 1610 by the Powys family and then substantially changed in 1772. Additions were again made in the late 19th century. It is a generally a three-storey building in brick with a slate roof. Flanking wings were added at both ends of the original linear building c. 1772 and further major extensions carried out in 1875 and 1907. The hall is surrounded by landscaped and formal gardens covering some 60 hectares. The hall itself is listed grade II* and the orangery, outbuildings, dovecote and Bitterley main gate are listed Grade II. It is situated 2.5 miles northeast of Ludlow town centre, just off the A4117 road to Cleobury Mortimer. The Ledwyche Brook flows by the estate.
context_section_description: Thomas Powys (1558–1639) bought the Henley estate in about 1600. The original house which forms the core of the current building was built by him in 1610. He was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas Powys (1617–1671), who was a barrister. He married Ann Littleton, daughter of Sir Adam Littleton, 1st Baronet. The couple had four sons and two daughters. His eldest son Sir Littleton Powys (1647–1731), who inherited the hall in 1671, received a knighthood from William III in 1792 on being made a Serjeant-at-law. He was appointed a baron of the Court of Exchequer in October 1695 and remained there until he was raised to the King's Bench on 26 January 1701.
  In 1674 he married Agnes Carter but the couple had no children. He died in 1731 at the age of 81, having outlived all of his brothers and his eldest nephew. His estates were left to his great-nephew Thomas Powys (1719–1767), who was the grandson of Sir Thomas Powys. When he died in 1767, Henley Hall was left to his eldest son Thomas Powys, who was made 1st Baron Lilford. Baron Lilford decided to sell the house in 1770, three years after he had inherited it. It was bought by Thomas Knight.
  Thomas Knight (1737–1803) was born in Burrington, Herefordshire, in 1737. He was the son of Ralph Knight and Mary Duppa. He made extensive changes to the hall and gave it the appearance that it has today. He did not marry and lived at the hall with his two spinster sisters Martha and Elizabeth. Martha died in 1797. Thomas died in 1803 and left the hall to his sister Elizabeth for her life. His will stated that after her death it was to go to Reverend Samuel Johnes on the condition that he changed his name to Knight. Elizabeth died in 1813 and Reverend Samuel Johnes Knight became the owner.
  Rev. Samuel Johnes Knight (1756–1852) was born in 1756. His father was Thomas Johnes of Croft Castle, Herefordshire. He was educated at the University of Oxford and became a rector of Welwyn in 1797. In 1808 he married Anna Maria Cuyler, daughter of Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Baronet. The couple had one child, a daughter named Louisa Elizabeth. He lived there intermittently with his family for some years; then in about 1835 he rented it to his brother-in-law Sir Charles Cuyler.
  Major General Sir Charles Cuyler (1794–1862) was born in 1794 in London to Sir Cornelius Cuyler. He succeeded his father as baronet in 1819. In 1823 he married Catherine Frances Hallifax, daughter of Rev. Robert Fitzwilliam Hallifax. The couple had thirteen children.
caption: Sale advertisement for Henley Hall in 1874
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