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The house was acquired by the nation and was given to the National Trust in part-payment for death duties in 1960. The Elton family is still resident in the house, which is now open to the public. In addition to the main house, the grounds include a selection of walls and outbuildings, some of which date back to the 13th century.
Country houses in Bristol (9 P) H. Historic house museums in Bristol (5 P) Pages in category "Houses in Bristol" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of ...
Philip Napier Miles JP (21 January 1865 – 19 July 1935) was a philanthropist and musician in Bristol, and a descendent of the Napier family. He was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1916–17. [ 1 ]
In 1985, the company merged with Collins Real Estate to form Harcourts Real Estate Ltd. and became one of the largest real estate companies in the country. [6] In 1988, Stephen Collins introduced Harcourts’ current franchise model and made Harcourts a publicly listed company. National Bank of New Zealand was one of the first shareholders.
June 27, 1980 (Off RI 114: Bristol: Includes Colt State Park and adjacent properties.: 13: Joseph Reynolds House: Joseph Reynolds House: May 31, 1972 (956 Hope St. Bristol: Oldest three-story frame house in New England, dating to 1700.
The house stands within a large estate spanning the boundary between Bristol and North Somerset, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the city centre. It is on the western side of the River Avon close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the suburb of Leigh Woods and the Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve which are east of Ashton Court. To ...
William Napier later retired "from the East" in 1857 and returned to England, his house which was built in Tyersall in 1854, was advertised for sale by Boustead & Co. in March 1857. Napier and his wife Maria Frances Vernon had two more sons, Robert J. Napier in 1860, and Harry B. Napier in 1861.
Leigh Court is a country house which is a Grade II* listed building [1] [2] in Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England.The grounds and park are listed, Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.