Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost its Great Country Estates

Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost its Great Country Estates, by John Martin Robinson (Aurum Press, London, 2011)\nA chronicle of twenty of England's lost estates, and of the classical landscapes and architectural masterpieces that disappeared with them. John Martin Robinson's survey tells the history of the aristocratic dynasties that founded the estates, explains the mercantile and economic circumstances that led to their peak, and traces the various reasons for their decline and eventual dissolution. Includes material on Beaudesert, Staffordshire; Biddlestone, Northumberland; Cassiobury, Hertfordshire; Chicksands, Bedfordshire; Costessey, Norfolk; The Deepdene, Surrey; Donington Park, Leicestershire; Fornham, Suffolk; Glossop Dale, Derbyshire; Haggerston Castle, Northumberland; Highhead Castle, Ivegill, Cumberland; Hinton St George, Somerset; Lathom, Lancashire; Normanton Park, Rutland; Nuttall Temple, Nottinghamshire; Panshanger, Hertfordshire; Shillinglee Park, Sussy