Mark Warde Norbury, Chair of Hooton Pagnell Parish Council, whose great-great grandmother was instrumental in fitting the first church bells, said: “The grant is fantastic news. The beautiful tunes playing from the bells each day have been central to ...
In what could be described as the mother of all clear-outs, antiques and artwork dating from as early as the 17th century were rescued from the cobweb-filled attic, dungeon and barns of Hooton Pagnell Hall before being presented for sale at Bonhams ...
In what could be described as the mother of all clear-outs, antiques and artwork dating from as early as the 17th century were rescued from the cobweb-filled attic, dungeon and barns of Hooton Pagnell Hall before being presented for sale at Bonhams ...
Single house sales rarely come bigger than the 559-lot auction of the couple's treasures from Hooton Pagnell Hall near Doncaster, which has been in the family for more than 300 years. More than 2,000 items go under the hammer at Bonhams in ...
Hooton Pagnell Hall in South Yorkshire Photo: Bonhams/BNPS. "Some of the rooms were over-furnished and needed de-cluttering. But there were so many things stuffed in drawers and boxes that we didn't know about." The sale includes many important ...
Poignant letters—never before made public—to Antarctic hero Dr Edward Wilson, who froze to death with Captain Scott on their doomed return from the South Pole in 1912, are to be sold at the sale of selected contents of Hooton Pagnell Hall at Bonhams ...