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An old cottage and the largest walnut tree at Bossington. • village in the Holnicote Estate. which has been ..

... An old cottage and the largest walnut tree at Bossington. • village in the Holnicote Estate. which has been presented to the nation by Sir Richard Acland, wealthy landowner and M.P. for Barnstaple, Devon. - • - _ . Irk•-•,.., , , -- '7 ----- A- • Ng ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1943
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 252 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

17,000 ACRES FOR NATIONAL

... 17,000 ACRES FOR NATIONAL The )(Merton and Holnicote Estates in Devon and Somerset are to be presented to the National Trust by Sir Richard Acland. The Holnicote estate, which goes down to the sea north of Porlock. lies between Dunkery Beacon and North ...

Published: Friday 26 February 1943
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEATH DUTIES

... are intended to reduce the size of property holdings on the death of each owner. On my death, either the Killerton or the Holnicote estate would have to be sold, and on the death of my son, the remaining estate would have to be broken up. This would mean ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1944
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PRIMROSE LEAGUE

... of reaching the general public and all unattached voters. SIR ROBERT SANDERS NOT STANDING AGAIN. Mr. B. Crompton Wood, of Holnicote, Somcrset. was on Wednesday adooted prospective Conservative candidate for Bridgwater Division in succession to Sir Robert ...

—and Surprises

... reaches them three weeks before it arrives in the North. Wild roses were in hard bud when I left Yorkshire; in the hedges of Holnicote they were shedding their petals. I recall Horner, the hamlet clinging to the edge of the towering woods where the stags roam ...

THE BUDGET SURPLUS

... evening fthat Sir Jamet Craig is making satisfactory progress, and be back Parliament after recess. B. Crompton Wood, of Holnicote, Somerset, was Wednesday adopted prospective Conservative candidate for th* bridgwater iiivision of the county , succession ...

Published: Thursday 03 April 1924
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 1896

... the herd. All above two years are branded with the anchor on the rear flank—for nearly a hundred years the badge of the Holnicote herd.— Pall Mall Magazine.” Stand not uttering sedately Trite oblivious praise above her! Rather say you saw her lately ...

Published: Saturday 31 October 1896
Newspaper: Sheffield Weekly Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 207 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

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... ideal for someone holidaying on their own—there are no set table places at meals you mix around and soon get to know people Holnicote House the HF house in Sel-worthy is rather special Leased from the National Trust it was formerly the country seat of the ...

Published: Saturday 04 August 1990
Newspaper: Huddersfield Daily Examiner
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: | Words: 1269 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

WORLD OF

... read with gratitude yesterday that this old-worid hamlet North Devon, together with other equally delectable parts of the Holnicote estate, has been presented to the National Trust by Sir Richard Acland. They hold treasured holiday memories of this rich ...

SIR R. ACLAND GIVES ESTATES TO NATIONAL TRUST Burden On My Conscience

... this income, that was mine, will now be available primarily for the improvement of the estate._ '6ll:s — eState. with the Holnicote lEstate, has been in the hands of members of my family for a considerable number of years. It is to me more .important that ...

Published: Saturday 29 January 1944
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

._«..BETTING AT MANCHESTER—Tuesday

... satisfies! with their evening's entertainment. Sir Thomas Acland's Seat Destroyed by Firs. — We have heard, with regret, that Holnicote. Sir Tboma* Acland's beautiful seat in Somersetshire, was destroyed by fire on Saturday ; but at present no particulars are ...

Published: Saturday 06 September 1851
Newspaper: Huddersfield Chronicle
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 284 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... story opens with a description of Holnicote, an old family mansion inhabited by Mr. de Vere, a gentleman of an old and decayed aristocratic family, with his wife and daughter, the heroine of the tale. Adjoining to Holnicote is Mount Sorel, the original family ...

Published: Saturday 19 April 1845
Newspaper: Leeds Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2056 | Page: 6 | Tags: none