Broadwell, near Burford (Oxfordshire)
Built 30th Nov -0001
Bradwell Grove, Grade II Gothic country house designed by William Atkinson and built 1804-1810 by Richard Pace of Lechlade for William Hervey, incorporating part of the 18th wing of an earlier Jacobean house. Since 1970 the centre of the Cotswold Wildlife Park
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Architect
William Atkinson
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
