Famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1900)
Malan, Alfred Henry, editor · New York, G. P. Putnam's son; London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 240
n1819 he was forced to shut up the place and go abroad. Theusual dreary, oft-told tale of ruin and devastation followed.Much of the land was sold, and all the trees were cut down ; thepark, that boasted of some of the grandest oaks in the county,was laid bare, and the fine woods destroyed. The… … CO ir111 f- ui X z< u IT C3z ? OXCO mm< 1- < CO l-~zo UJQIE< 213 Battle Hbbei? 215 many years, and in 1857 sold to the Duke of Cleveland—thenLord Harry Vane. We found it had again lapsed into a forlorn and dilapidatedstate. When the sale was first proposed I went to see it on oneof the…
Historic buildings · Country homes · Dwellings
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