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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners Berney Caldwell “now of Lackham House, Wilts” so he was obviously living there before the final paperwork was signed. The sale notice gives an idea of what the estate was like at this time: The handsome stone mansion with colonnade and wings, and on which the late proprietor expended several thousand pounds in substantial improvements, is delightfully placed upon a gentle elevation, with all its principal rooms opening to the South, and is suited in every respect for a family of rank and fortunes, amidst unusually rich park like grounds, bounded by the windings of the river Avon, which for about three miles exclusively appertains to the estate, with its fishery &c. It is particularly adapted for the preservation of game. A fine terrace walk, screened from the north,, leads to the walled gardens and to a beautiful wood of nearly fifty acres (and famous fox cover) full of thriving oak timber and intersected by gravelled walks and turfed rides, part sloping to the river. There are excellent stabling, superb farm-houses and homesteads, and cottages for gardeners and labourers. The approach to the mansion is by a neat lodge and iron gates from the Chippenham Road, with a carriage drive of about three quarters of a mile, chiefly through plantations; and a pleasant walk through the grounds leads to the church, in which an aisle is attached to the estate. 145 This “ownership” of the Lackham Aisle was downgraded in the second edition of the sale catalogue to “there are pews attached in Lacock church ” 146 , 145 Devizes Gazette May 20th 1856 146 Jackson Mss in a letter to Henry Awdry, at that time one of the Church Wardens, in Feb. 1866. As Rural Dean Lacock church came under his purview. it would appear that there was a dispute between the church and the next tenant about “ownership” of the Lackham Aisle at this time 47
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners Fig. 12 Map for the 1856 sale * 48
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