Youngsbury
Youngsbury House is a
People connected with it
David Barclay, the Quaker banker and abolitionist, bought the manor in 1769, and enlarged the house. A plan by Capability Brown the following year introduced a serpentine lake,[6] using the waters of the River Rib. Barclay sold it in 1793, after the death of his second wife, to William Cunliffe Shawe, and it passed in 1796 to Daniel Giles.[7]
In 2012, it was for sale, "offers in excess of £3,900,000".
References
- ^ Historic England. "Youngbury and Garden Wall Attached on North (1102317)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Stable Block at Youngsbury (60 Metres to North of House) (1176876)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Youngsbury, Hertford, England". parksandgardens. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ a b Boucher, Caroline (11 April 2015). "Welcome to Youngsbury". The Times. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Youngsbury". Parks&Gardens. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-9542189-9-7. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ William Page, ed. (1912). "Parishes: Standon". A History of the County of Hertford: volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "7 bedroom house for sale Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12". Rightmove. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Ripping up the Yule book: Jeremy Langmead's dysfunctional family festivities", London Evening Standard, 9 December 2011