News about Paul Jones

A stunning historic home on the Yorkshire coast that survived a deadly American pirate attack is up for auction for £1.6 million. The Rolston Hall estate, which dates back to nearly 700 years, is on a 10-acre plot in Rolston, just over a mile from Hornsea's coastal town. The house features the over 7,000 square-foot Rolston Hall manor and touts 13 bedrooms, six bathrooms, and six more rooms. It includes the demolished Hall Cottage, which is located in a separate period house set in its own private garden. Rolston Hall maintains its seclusion thanks to its large 10-acre grounds and long driveways. A large portion of the original moat that surrounded the house has been beautifully landscaped gardens. In the 1700s, William Brough, the Marshall of the High Court of Admiralty, owned the country estate. Mr Brough was charged with eradicating piracy. Pirates, notably American privateer Paul Jones, were attracted by this hatred. Mr Jones fired a salvo on Rolston Hall, demonstrating his hating of the site's owner. If he had been captured, Mr Brough had issued an order to hang him as a pirate.