Beaudesert (house)

Beaudesert (house)

Beaudesert in Staffordshire, was one of the family seats of the Paget family — the Marquesses of Anglesey. The estate was obtained by William Paget, 1st Baron Paget in approximately 1550; the family's other main seat is at Plas Newydd.

The estate was broken up by the 6th Marquess of Anglesey in 1936 due to financial difficulties; as a result of the estate sale, much of the fine timber and woodland was felled and sold. Some of the furnishings of the house, including oak panelling and a staircase, were bought by Edward and Ursula Hayward and used to furnish their home at Carrick Hill in Adelaide, South Australia. There is also material in the Burrell Collection.

Today some of the former estate land is used as a Scout and Guide camp and a local wildlife trust and the house is used for residential courses.

Archives

Staffordshire Record Office keeps the estate archives.

Restoration

The ruins were protected with Grade II listed building status in 1953. Currently The Beaudesert Trust which owns the remains and gardens is applying to stablise the ruins and restore the gardens to their original state. A link to the Heritage Lottery Fund project is on the main page on the Beaudesert Park Website.

External links

* [http://www.staffordshirewildlife.org.uk/reservedetails.asp?ses=&pl=false&rsid=114 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust]
* [http://www.beaudesert.org/new/indexframes.html?Home.html Beaudesert Camp Site]
* [http://www.archon.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=169 Archives at Staffs Record office]


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