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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners The price will include all timber timber like trees and underwood fencing and everything connected with the heating apparatus water supply drainage and electric lighting (except the electric light fittings and the batteries which latter the West Wilts Electric Light and Power Company will remove when the Mansion House is connected up to the new electric main) the sundial stone seats and birds bath in the gardens garden lights staging in the greenhouse, acetylene gas fittings or electric light fittings in the stabling outbuildings and cottages harness fittings in the stables and cupboards and shelves which are not loose and belong to the Vendor and all fitted furniture including radiator covers fire backs and dog grates fixed cupboards and shelves (except the Vendor’s Desk and two Bookcases in the business room a Maplewood Mantlepiece and the Safe and cover which the Vendor shall be at liberty to remove at any time prior to the date fixed for completion of the purchase the Vendor replacing said Mantlepiece with another similar to the one which was there when he purchased the property 375 It shows that Holt paid £39, 285 for the estate including the bed and soil the fishing of the River Avon” and also “all such rights as belong to [Glanely] over the South Transept of Lacock Parish Church and the sittings therein 376 Major Holt married Elizabeth Cairns from Montreal. She was well regarded, an old inhabitant of Lacock was recorded as saying Mrs Holt was a dear little lady, dainty, rather fascinating. She was never very robust, and never recovered from the shock of her only son’s deat5h. She was good to people in Lackham, Notton and Lacock, saying, ‘ Let me know of anyone in difficulties, I would love to help’. 375 W&SHC 44/4 Agreement between William James Baron Glanely of St Fagans and Sir Herbert Paton Holt Clause 3 376 111
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners She sent all kinds of useful gifts to rummage sales in Lacock or anything else. No one approached her in vain. She was never much seen about as she was a partial invalid, but she is remembered with affection 377 Maj Holt and Elizabeth had two daughters and a son 378 , Lt. George Herbert Holt, who was a member of the Royal Artillery Corps. Whilst on secondment to the 9 th Lancers he was killed in action on 25 th November, 1944 in Italy 379 . His death was notified in the Wiltshire Times in December. 380 Major Holt was MP for the Upton division of West Ham 1924-1929 and was High Sheriff of Wiltshire 1935-46. The 1930’s was a difficult decade for most people, especially those involved in agriculture. Evidence for the parlous state of the industry can be found in Captain (as he was at this time). Holt’s papers. Towards the end November, 1938 he was allowing temporary reductions in the rent on Great Notton Farm as “I realize [sic] that agricultural conditions are very bad at present” 381 The financial conditions may have been why Holt didn’t repay a loan on time: when he bought the estate in 1927 he borrowed £1500 from Roycan Nominees 377 Wiltshire Inscriptions WFHS microfiche p86 378 Vernon, T (1969) pamphlet A short history of the Lords of the Manor of Lackham from Saxon Days Lackham College 379 Memorial in Lackham Aisle, St Cyriac’s Church, Lacock. 380 Wiltshire Times, December 4 th 1944 “Lieutenant GHP Holt News has been received by Major and Mrs HP Holt in Lackham House, Lacock that their only son, Lt. GHP Holt was killed in action during November. It will be recalled that Maj. Holt made a gift of £10,000 to the Royal Artillery Corps. Charities trust in memory of his old comrades of the cavalry and Royal Tank Corps of the last war”. 381 Letter to tenant 22 Nov 1938 Thrings papers 112
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