Hylands House Essex |
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Hylands House was built around 1730 for Sir John Comyns who was MP for Maldon for many years, and Chief Baron of the Exchequer. Cornelius Kortright, a Danish Merchant, bought the house at auction in 1797 at the Black Boy in Chelmsford for £14,500. In 1815, the house was bought by a French merchant banker, Pierre Labouchere. John Attwood, a Victorian entrepreneur, ironmaster and MP for Harwich acquired the house for £50,000 upon Labouchere's death in 1839. Attwood was found guilty of election bribery in 1847, and the estate was put up for auction. The house was sold to Arthur Pryor, a brewer. Pryor, known as 'the squire', also financed the building of Widford Church. Between 1905 and 1962 the Hylands House changed hands 3 times, Sir Daniel Gooch (1905-1920), David Hodge (1920-1922) and Mr & Mrs Hanbury (1922-1962). Hylands House was bought by Chelmsford Borough Council in 1966 and the 433 acre park was opened to the public. |
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