HISTORY OF ILFORD

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Built in 1765, the so-called 'Castle' built on a mound cost £420. Sir Charles Raymond had intended the triangular building to be a mausoleum for his family and vaults were placed underneath for that purpose. It had a sturdy design, the walls of the chapel were two feet thick and even the strongest nails could not penetrate the mortar. The Bishop failed to agree on certain details to do with the consecration. As a consequence, no one was ever laid to rest there and the building became known as 'Raymond's Folly'.

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