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He also owned a 4,000-acre estate in Norfolk, best known for its private wild game shoots. [2] In 2001, the estate had thirty-five pairs of stone-curlews , a very rare bird. [ 2 ] In addition he owned a hunting lodge and grouse moor managed for shooting interest on the North Yorkshire - Cumbria border. [ 2 ]
In 1936 the first Connells estate agency branch was opened in Luton, Bedfordshire. [4] Connells acquired Sequence estate agency in 2003', [5] increasing its estate agency network to around 500 branches. In the same year, Connells acquired estate agency Sharman Quinney. [6] In 2008 Connells Group sold its remaining 18% stake in Rightmove plc. [7]
The family maintains its record of civic service until the present day: (Herbert) John Jarrold CBE [5] was elected Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1971/72, Peter Jarrold DL (father of Julian, the film director) as Sheriff of Norwich for 1999/2000, [6] and since 2018 [7] Caroline Jarrold DL [8] serves as a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk. [9]
In 1920, Hampton & Sons', Estate Agents & Auctioneers, moved to 20 St James's Square, London W.1. During the 1920s, the successful auction house arm was involved in the sale of, amongst other things, the Michelham Collection in 1926 (when the record auction price of 74,000 guineas was achieved for the painting 'Pinkie' by Sir Thomas Lawrence ...
Hailsham is near the junction of two major roads, the A22 road to Eastbourne and the A27 South Coast Trunk Road. Hailsham is served by Brighton & Hove route 28 linking with Eastbourne, Lewes and Brighton. Stagecoach Buses on routes that serve the town, extending to Eastbourne, Bexhill and Uckfield). Cuckmere Buses, an independent charity run by ...
The Swinton Estate is a large privately owned estate in North Yorkshire, England. It comprises some 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of countryside in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , extending 10 miles (16 km) west from the River Ure near Masham . [ 1 ]
He married and had John Fairfax, Master of the Great Hospital in Norwich, who married Mary Birch, daughter of George Birch, Sheriff of Norwich in 1604, Mayor of Norwich in 1621, and had issue, Benjamin Fairfax, of Rumburgh, ejected 1662 (1592 - 1675), married to Sarah Galliard, daughter of Roger Galliard, of Ashwell Thorpe, Co. Norfolk, and had ...
James' son Robert inherited the property on his father's death in 1773 but sold it in 1784. [2] His son Robert moved back to live at Gawthorpe. Robert, let Forcett Hall to Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley , who remained in occupation when Robert Shuttleworth sold the Forcett Hall Estate in 1785 to Frances Michell and her son, Charles Michell.