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<strong>The</strong> Manor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> IV : 19 th & 20 th century <strong>owners</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> current <strong>in</strong>vestigation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> manor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong>, close to<br />

Chippenham <strong>and</strong> next to Lacock <strong>in</strong> Wiltshire, started with “<strong>The</strong> Bluets ; a<br />

baronial family <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir historical connections 1066- 1400 1 ” <strong>and</strong> was cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />

<strong>in</strong> “<strong>The</strong> Baynards : a county family <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir historical connections 1360 – 1650<br />

2 .” <strong>The</strong> third volume, “<strong>The</strong> Montagus <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong>: <strong>the</strong>ir antecedents <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

historical connections 1440-1840 3 ” took <strong>the</strong> story through <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Civil War <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Enlightenment to Canal Mania <strong>and</strong> on <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> early part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

n<strong>in</strong>eteenth century.<br />

This f<strong>in</strong>al volume covers <strong>the</strong> period from <strong>the</strong>n until end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> first decade <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> twenty-first century CE<br />

For biographies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> authors <strong>in</strong>volved see <strong>the</strong> Introduction to “<strong>The</strong> Bluets”.<br />

All three <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> previous publications, <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs, are held by Wiltshire<br />

Libraries, <strong>the</strong> Wiltshire & Sw<strong>in</strong>don History Centre <strong>in</strong> Chippenham <strong>and</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e at,<br />

as well as o<strong>the</strong>r publications look<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> period covered by this volume was a time when <strong>the</strong>re were extensive<br />

changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> layout <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> estate, its access drives <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> House itself as<br />

well as ancillary build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> services. Previous versions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> this<br />

period have <strong>in</strong>cluded some <strong>in</strong>formation on <strong>the</strong>se subjects but it has recently<br />

been possible to collect all <strong>of</strong> this toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> a separate volume. For details on<br />

<strong>the</strong> development <strong>and</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>frastructure <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> see Pratt, T<br />

(2011) <strong>The</strong> Manor Houses <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> 1050-1949 2 nd edition, available onl<strong>in</strong>e at<br />

http://www.lackham.co.uk/history<br />

Last updated : 05 December 2011<br />

1 Tony Pratt & Karen Repko (2008) <strong>Lackham</strong> Museum <strong>of</strong> Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Rural Life<br />

Trust<br />

2 Tony Pratt (2009) Wiltshire College <strong>Lackham</strong><br />

3 Tony Pratt & Karen Repko (2010) Wiltshire College <strong>Lackham</strong><br />

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