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3 unusual facts about Westonbirt House


Westonbirt House

The arboretum was developed over the next few decades by him and his son Sir George Lindsay Holford.

It was not until 1860 that George Holford was born who was to become heir to the family fortune.

Robert Stayner Holford, the rebuilder of Westonbirt, also founded the Westonbirt Arboretum on former common downland across the road from the house, a mile away.


Alderley House

The new school co-located with Westonbirt School in the grounds of Westonbirt House in nearby Tetbury, rendering the property at Alderley surplus to requirements.

Westonbirt School

Westonbirt School was founded by the Martyrs' Memorial and Church of England Trust (now known as the Allied Schools), which had acquired Westonbirt House and converted it into a school.


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