ced ▁stone , ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁her ald ic ▁be asts . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁before ▁it ▁passed ▁into ▁National ▁Trust ▁ownership , ▁was ▁Robert ▁Wy nd ham ▁K et ton - Cre mer . ▁His ▁he ir , ▁his ▁brother ▁Richard , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Robert ' s ▁mem orial ▁to ▁Richard ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁behind ▁the ▁house . ▁▁ ▁Robert ▁Wy nd ham ▁K et ton - Cre mer ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books , ▁particularly ▁about ▁Nor folk , ▁including ▁Fel br igg : ▁the ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁House , ▁and ▁Nor folk ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Fab er , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Robert ▁K et ton - Cre mer ▁never ▁married , ▁and ▁with ▁no ▁he irs , ▁left ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Be eston ▁Hall ▁School . ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Mack ie ▁was ▁the ▁administrator , ▁or ▁hous eman , ▁of ▁Fel br igg ▁Hall ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁His ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Mack ie ▁wrote ▁three ▁books ▁on ▁their ▁experiences ▁there : ▁Cob web s ▁and ▁C ream ▁Te as , ▁D ry ▁Rot ▁and ▁D aff od ils ▁and ▁F rog sp awn ▁and ▁F loor ▁Polish . ▁ ▁Today ▁Today ▁the ▁Fel br igg ▁estate ▁covers ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 7 6 0 ▁acres ▁( about ▁