Englefield House, Berkshire

Englefield House, Berkshire

 Englefield House, Berkshire Processes and Practices by Kate Smith   Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah in March 2013. It…

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Valentines Mansion Case Study: The Valentine: The EIC's Ships at Trade and War

Valentines Mansion Case Study: The Valentine: The EIC’s Ships at Trade and War

Navigating, investing in and managing the vessels that carried the EIC’s goods from India to Britain was a risky business in the eighteenth century. European…

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Swallowfield Park Case Study: Learning to Furnish

Swallowfield Park Case Study: Learning to Furnish

By the time the Russell family had purchased Swallowfield and begun to refurbish it in 1826, they were already experienced at procuring furniture and furnishings….

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Swallowfield Park Case Study: Background

Swallowfield Park Case Study: Background

Swallowfield Park began life as a Tudor mansion, but in 1689-91 Henry Hyde, second Earl of Clarendon employed architect William Talman to transform it. In…

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Swallowfield Park Case Study: The Russells of Swallowfield Park

Swallowfield Park Case Study: The Russells of Swallowfield Park

The Russell family purchased Swallowfield Park in the mid 1820s. By 1826 they had begun to renovate the house. This section gives an overview of…

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