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The foundation stone to Boyle Farm, formerly known as Forde's Farm, was laid by Hon. Charlotte Boyle Walsingham, the then new owner in 1786. Mrs Walsingham, a widow, was a close friend of the author and diarist Horace Walpole who also took a great interest in gothic architecture and made several diary references to Boyle Farm. From Walpole's letter 312 To The Earl Of Strafford (Strawberry Hill, July 28, 1787):