History Northmoor, Dulverton

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1 history

1.1 locke
1.2 wills
1.3 marriott-dodington
1.4 clayton
1.5 yandle
1.6 nicholson





history
locke

northmoor house built in 1856/9 john arthur locke, partner in lead manufacturing firm of locke , blackett of newcastle upon tyne. site reputedly chosen wife. purchased surrounding lands forming estate of 2,000 acres. john arthur locke (d.1888) of northmoor married adèle caroline drewe (d.1895), in 1891 inherited brother major-general francis edward drewe (1830-1891) historic estate of grange, broadhembury in devon, seat of drewe family since 16th century. eldest son , heir arthur charles edward locke, of northmoor, sold grange in 1903 passed ownership of drewe family , descendants. john locke built nearby northmoor chapel (burned down in 1900) service spiritual needs of estate, , employed rev. george jellicoe chaplain , tutor 8 children.


wills

in 1874 northmoor purchased frederick wills, member of wills family of bristol, founders of imperial tobacco company, in 1966 family largest number of millionaires in british isles, 14 members having left fortunes in excess of 1 million pounds since 1910, totalling £55 million. in 1897 frederick wills of batsford park in gloucestershire , of northmoor house created baronet of northmoor in county of somerset . director of w. d. & h. o. wills, later merged imperial tobacco company, , liberal unionist member of parliament bristol north. younger brother of sir edward wills, 1st baronet, , cousin of william wills, 1st baron winterstoke. in 1929 son sir gilbert wills, 2nd baronet raised peerage baron dulverton of batsford in county of gloucester . in 1874 new stable block clock tower built @ rear of house, demolished in 1950s. built wills family staff accommodation , gardeners cottage , buildings @ kennel farm. wills family of northmoor associated dulverton foxhounds, since split 2 hunts, dulverton foxhounds (east) (since renamed exmoor farmers foxhounds) , dulverton foxhounds (west). sinister supporter of coat of arms adopted baron dulverton huntsman of dulverton hunt .


marriott-dodington

roger marriott-dodington (1866-1925) of orchard portman house , horsington house, somerset, high sheriff of somerset in 1922. roger marriott-dodington owner of historic estate of combe near dulverton, being eldest son , heir of thomas marriott-dodington (d.1890) had purchased estate in 1872. marriott-dodington family succeeded wills family @ northmoor house, , in 1926 succeeded clayton family. thomas ii marriott-dodington (1895-1916), eldest son of roger marriott-dodington (d.1925), killed in action in world war , younger brother james marriott-dodington in 1937 resident @ northmoor estate , kyambu, kenya.


clayton

in 1926 northmoor purchased colonel edward clayton son, david clayton (d.2004), resided there until 1994 when sold main house , 100 acres tom yandle , moved nearby kennel farm, established business making all-terrain supercat vehicles.


yandle

in 1994 northmoor house , 100 acres of surrounding land purchased tom yandle (born 1935) of riphay, brushford, near dulverton. tom yandle farmer , chairman of devon , somerset staghounds , high sheriff of somerset in 1999 , committee member of both national trust , exmoor national park, , played leading role in challenging both national trust s decision ban stag hunting on holnicote estate , labour government s successful proposal ban hunting hounds. yandle family resident @ nearby duvale historic estate in parish of bampton, devon.


nicholson

yandle sold northmoor house , 100 acres ralph , suzanne nicholson refurbished house, in 2016 operated holiday let.








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