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Updated: May 17, 2025
He actually ordered Compton Wynyates to be pulled down, as he could not afford to repair it; happily the faithful steward of the estate, John Berrill, did not obey the order. He did his best to keep out the weather and to preserve the house, asserting that he was sure the family would return there some day.
An illustration is given of one of these chimneys which form such an attractive feature of the house. It is unnecessary to record the history of Compton Wynyates. The present owner, the Marquis of Northampton, has written an admirable monograph on the annals of the house of his ancestors.
Such an one is the ancestral house of the Comptons, Compton Wynyates, a vision of colour and architectural beauty A Tudor-chimneyed bulk Of mellow brickwork on an isle of bowers.
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