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Dr Edward
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in 1895, who restored the interior of the house and extended the gardens. The colonel sold the estate in 1906 and by 1908 it was owned by Mr. Clarence Wilson. Soon after, it was sold at auction to an unknown buyer who sold it to Lord Henry
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Thomas Mill died in 1560 and the house and garden passed to his son, Richard. John Mill's son-in-law, James Paget, leased
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