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2 giorni fa · In Blandford St. Mary itself there were originally two settlements; Martel in the N. and St. Mary in the S., each with its own open fields. (fn. 1) A large expanse of downland to the W. was not enclosed until 1716, when it became Down Farm, later The Down House estate ( see (22)). The church tower and the Manor House are the principal monuments ...
5 giorni fa · (3) Blandford Bridge (Plate 51) carries the road from Blandford to Dorchester across the R. Stour, ½ m. S. of the town. The main bridge, with six arches, is separated from the town by a belt of water-meadow, across which the road is carried on a causeway and two other bridges respectively of two and three arches.
4 giorni fa · As of 2014, when the former Marquess of Blandford Jamie Spencer-Churchill inherited Blenheim Palace and became the 12th Duke of Marlborough, the estate was estimated to be worth a whopping £100 ...
4 giorni fa · What Blenheim's worth today. As of 2014, when the former Marquess of Blandford Jamie Spencer-Churchill inherited Blenheim Palace and became the 12th Duke of Marlborough, the estate was estimated ...
3 giorni fa · The park was always well wooded, but its picturesque appearance was greatly enhanced by the judicious planting of Sir Henry Englefield, seventh baronet, about 1785. But the fame of the estate for its gardens and ornamental grounds and for the treasures of art contained in the house was due to the Marquess of Blandford.
3 giorni fa · What Blenheim's worth today. As of 2014, when the former Marquess of Blandford Jamie Spencer-Churchill inherited Blenheim Palace and became the 12th Duke of Marlborough, the estate was estimated ...
5 giorni fa · The seventh marquess would be the last of his line to have an active role in the coal trade—he narrowly outlived the nationalisation of his collieries in 1947—and that denouement inevitably weighs on any assessment of his stewardship of the company in its final decades, and in particular, his relationship with its employees.
