Kingston Russell House by exzim

exzim | all galleries >> Galleries >> Bride Valley, Dorset, England > Kingston Russell House


20-SEP-2010

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exzim		13-Jan-2011 16:50
Not that I know of Jason. It was interesting for me to go back to see this place as it was the local 'big house' of my childhood. It was then owned by the Vestey family, of Australian meat packing fame. In those days the straight driveway you see here in the picture didn't exist as the guy who owned the land adjacent to the road refused to sell. The trees are all new also, it was all open grassland in those days and the village soccer pitch was off to the right. In the rear of the house are some ornamental gardens. I went to the house twice as a child, once for a village party to celebrate the end of WW2, and then for another to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth 2nd. I'm not sure who owns it now, but its a private residence. There's quite a bit about it on Wikipedia.

Jason Anderson		13-Jan-2011 03:25
I bet a movie was filmed here. Or two.

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