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You trusted me enough to build a bird's nest right up in the corner of my awning, where I could reach up and touch it. But I never did. You chose wisely. :-) (And came back several years in a row.) Currently available for rent however.
Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset, 1863-65.
Yhe National Trust.
Stables, coach-houses, stable-hand's accommodation, dated 1888.
Possibly by Henry Woodyer (1816-1896).
Grade ll listed.
The Stable Yard - Entrance Gates.
Tyntesfield was acquired by the National Trust in 2002 and was undergoing extensive restoration on our visit. The stables were still as found by the Trust.
An ornate Victorian Gothic Revival house with extensive garden and parkland, Tyntesfield was not intended to be an extravagant statement of wealth, power or politics. Its purpose was simple: to serve as a family home.
Originally a smaller Georgian house, Tyntesfield was transformed into a Gothic Revival masterpiece. Its bespoke architecture reflects the devout Anglo-Catholic beliefs of the Gibbs family. Here they invested their wealth derived from controlling the import of Peruvian ‘guano’ fertiliser.
William Gibbs had become a partner in the family trading company and by the time of Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 had, with his brother Henry, circumspectly steered their business through the French Wars and the dissolution of Spanish colonial interests. William became sole owner in 1842 and the following 40 years produced annual profits that would have reached beyond his ancestors' imagining. Gibbs' Peruvian office had secured contracts for the export to Britain of guano, the nitrogen-rich deposits of seabird droppings that became a principal fertiliser for the increase of wheat yields.
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Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire, 1914.
The National Trust.
By Oswald Partridge Milne (1881-1968).
For Sir John Bowring Wimble (1868-1927).
The house is, surprisingly, unlisted.
The Dining Room.
Nuffield Place was Lord Nuffield’s home from 1933 until his death in 1963. Originally named Merrow Mount, the house was built in 1914 for Sir John Bowring Wimble, a shipping magnate.
When Sir John Wimble died, his widow sold the house to William Morris. Having just been raised to peerage, Morris took his title from the local village and renamed the house Nuffield Place.
William Morris (1877-1963) built his Morris Motor Company from the ground up. At the height of his career, he was reputedly earning £2,000 a day. However, he was never extravagant with his money. Questioned about his riches, he replied, “Well, you can only wear one suit at a time.” Naturally frugal, Lord Nuffield gave away much of his vast fortune. In total he donated £30 million to good causes, the equivalent of £700 million in today's money.
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