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The talk will be given by Dr Carol Beardmore, a lecturer in history at the Open University. Carol’s PHD explored the management of a rural estate. Carol is co-editor of Family & Community History and a Fellow of The Royal Historical Society
Saturday, 11 November 2023
The Hub, Stalbridge
Doors open 10.45 am—talk begins 11.05 a.m
(following Remembrance Day observance at 11.00am)
SHS members free, Visitors £3.00
Free parking by The Hub
William Castleman was the land agent / steward who ran the Stalbridge Estate from around 1813 until 1844 for the Marquis of Anglesey who inherited the Estate in 1812.
He was mostly an absentee landlord who used William Castleman to manage his affairs and keep him informed.
Almost every property in Stalbridge was owned by the Estate, and paid rent to the Marquis.
This period included the final decision to demolish Stalbridge House; and we will learn much about the people and social conditions of the time at this talk.
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