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Description: | A view of the Manor house which was built in 1540-60 by Lawrence Washington a wool merchant. He became mayor of Northampton in 1532. In 1610 Sulgrave Manor was purchased by his grandson, Lawrence Makepeace. It was sold in 1659 and had no further connection with the Washington family. In 1914 it was purchased as a memorial to George Washington. | Subjects: | Manor House House | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Newton, - | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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