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The Strange Decline of Hollowbriar Hall
Hollowbriar Hall was built in 1890 for Frederick Alton Merrick, born in 1848 near York. Merrick earned his fortune through…
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The Last Years of Wrenhaven Manor
Wrenhaven Manor was built in 1888 for Arthur Benedict Wren (born 1847 in Durham), a prosperous timber merchant whose contracts…
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Ashwell Tower and the Slow Misalignment of Its Occupation
Ashwell Tower was constructed in 1882 for Dr. Edwin Mallory Harth (b. 1846, Cumberland), a physician-turned-private sanatorium investor whose fortune…
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Crowmere Abbey House and the Quiet Accumulation of Its End
Crowmere Abbey House was commissioned in 1887 by Sir Alistair Wrenfield Crowe (b. 1839, Gloucestershire), a land magnate whose wealth…
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The Hollowbriar Hall and Its Abandonment
Hollowbriar Hall was completed in 1891 for Edmund Calvert Wren, born 1843 in Kent, a forestry estate auditor responsible for…
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The Ellersby Loop House and Its Abandonment
Ellersby Loop House was completed in 1890 for Charles Edmund Halrow, born 1842 in Bristol, a coastal survey engineer responsible…
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The Bramblecross House on the Hillside and Its Abandonment
Bramblecross House was completed in 1892 for Edwin Laurence Kershaw, born 1845 in Derbyshire, a civil infrastructure inspector responsible for…
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The Wrenford House by the Road and Its Abandonment
Wrenford House was completed in 1891 for Arthur Lionel Bramley, born 1843 in Gloucestershire, a rural postal inspector responsible for…
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The Ashridge Terrace House and Its Abandonment
Ashridge Terrace House was completed in 1892 for William Henry Radcliffe, born 1844 in Norwich, a municipal land registry clerk…
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The Lyndale House at the Inlet and Its Abandonment
Lyndale House was completed in 1893 for Robert Ellison Marwick, born 1845 in Devon, a coastal shipping clerk responsible for…
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The Alderwick House at the Clearing and Its Abandonment
Alderwick House was completed in 1894 for Jonathan Miles Corbett, born 1847 in Surrey, a timber trade accountant who managed…
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The Harrowfield House and Its Abandonment
Harrowfield House was completed in 1895 for Samuel Henry Cartwright, born 1846 in Shropshire, a rural estate surveyor and agricultural…
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