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KILLERTON AND HOLNICOTE

... Trust, the deed of the transfer of Killerton Estate, near Exeter, and next day at Holnicote House, near Minehead, a similar ceremony took place respecting the Holnicote estate. The two estates total 16.000 acres, and there is a net income of £2,000. The ...

Published: Friday 04 February 1944
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 489 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HOLNICOTE HOUSE

... HOLNICOTE HOUSE Hotel Gutted Near Minehead TXOLNICOTE HOUSE, near Minehead, one of the homes of the Acland family since the 18th century and until the Great War, was on Tuesday destroyed by fire. Standing in extensive grounds, the house was let to successive ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1941
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FIRE DESTROYS HOLNICOTE HOUSE

... FIRE DESTROYS HOLNICOTE HOUSE FORMER HOME OF ACLAND FAMILY TTOLNICOTE HOUSE, near Minehead, one of the homes of the Acland family since the 18th century and until the Great War, was on Tuesday destroyed by fire. Standing in extensive grounds, the house ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1941
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE NATIONAL TRUST: A GREAT ACQUISITION

... Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart. The Killerton and Holnicote estates are to be presented to the National Trust Sir Richard Acland as soon as the necessary legal documents can be drawn up. The Holnicote Estate, which goes down to the sea north of Porlock ...

Published: Thursday 04 March 1943
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 586 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FAMOUS WEST SOMERSET BUILDING

... FAMOUS WEST SOMERSET BUILDING HOLNICOTE HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE One of the homes of the Acland family from the 18th century until the Great War. Holnicote House, standing in extensive grounds near Minehead, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. After members ...

LARGEST EVER ACQUISITION

... the National Trust— the Killerton and Holnicote estates in Devon and Somerset —are to be presented to the Trust by Sir Richard Ackland, with the exception of 1.000 acres which the Trust is purchasing. The Holnicote estate, which goes down to the sea north ...

Published: Friday 26 February 1943
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 174 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NATION GIVEN 17,000 ACRES

... two estates —Klllerton and Holnicote, and represents the largest single acquisition in the history ■of the National Trust. Klllerton estate lies round the village of Broad Clyst, about seven miles North-East of Exeter. Holnicote estate goes down to the sea ...

Published: Friday 26 February 1943
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

OCCASIONAL NOTES

... closest co-ordination of their policies on these questions. Some 37 acres of glebeland close to Selworthy Church in the Holnicote Estate, now being acquired by the National Trust from Sir Richard Acland and the trustees' of his marriage settlement, had ...

Published: Thursday 16 December 1943
Newspaper: North Devon Journal
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NATIONAL TRUST

... NATIONAL TRUST Selworthy Glebelands Purchased the Holnicote Estate, now being acquired by the National , Trust from Sir Richard' Acland and the trustees his marriage settlement, was an island of 37 , acres glebeland close to Sel- I worthy Church. The ...

Published: Thursday 09 December 1943
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SOMERSET HOTEL BLAZE

... SOMERSET HOTEL BLAZE Holnicote House Destroy** 1 Fire GUESTS' PLIGHT tf One of the homes of the Acland iart[ !ht since the 18th century and until y, Great War, Holnicote House, standio* , extensive grounds near Minehead, yesterday destroyed by fire. After ...

Published: Wednesday 08 January 1941
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 6 | Tags: none