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range of this building survives. The
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in the nineteenth century. They are a largely complete example of a nineteenth-century park. Bradney describes the pre-Milner gardens as comprising "meadows of considerable extent" which led to a large lake, and records that, during the
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The estate was then bought, and the main house rebuilt by James
Duberley. Bradney records that Duberley (whom he dubs Duberly) was the son of a tailor from Monmouth and "amassed a large fortune" as a supplier of clothing to the
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The interior is little more co-ordinated but contains some "significant" nineteenth century rooms. These include the hall, remodelled by
Richard Creed in 1888, and the drawing room/library undertaken by Vulliamy in a
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style. Prichard and Seddon's ambitious plans for Sir John's son, Samuel, came to little, beyond a south-west extension and the stable court. The west front includes the original sixteenth-century gatehouse.
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adventurer who came into Wales at the conquest of
Glamorgan". The James family, later Jones, constructed the precursor to the present building in the early sixteenth-century. Part of the
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The varied building history of the court is reflected in its rather disjointed appearance and its "entertaining confection of styles (such as would have warmed the heart of
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to extend and restore the house. This enlargement was followed, some twenty years later, with limited further additions, although much more extensive plans, by
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The court remains the private home of the
Bosanquets and is not open to the public, although the grounds are occasionally opened for charitable events.
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The court has an "unusually complicated building history". Its earliest origins are recorded by the
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soldiers drained the lake, removing "fish to the value of 50 shillings". The gardens are listed at Grade II on the
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in 1685 and established themselves as successful bankers. In the mid-nineteenth century, Sir
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describes it as "one of the county's major houses" and
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