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painted the house and grounds (see above). Tragically, with great controversy, the house was demolished in 1973. A few years later a new smaller house was built on the site. The original house's lodge survives.
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sections of which were incorporated in its walls. This was the centre block, two storey with basement and vaults, a seven bay front, flanking wings, originally two-storey
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and died in prison in 1745, his estates all forfeited to the Crown. The Over
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certainly lived there, where she is buried. On 22 July 1650
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