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PAUL WILKINSON
WORMLEYBURY
MANOR
Wormleybury Manor is a l a rg e b e au t i f u l g ra d e 1 l i s te d es t ate
m anor that dates back to 1 5 2 5 . T h e h o u se wa s re p l a c e d i n
1 7 34 and was known as th e O ld Ho u s e. T h e l a ke wa s a c tu a l ly
a t this tim e a canal basin t ha t wa s c o n n e cte d to t h e R ive r L e a .
I t wasn’t until 1767 when th e O l d Ho u s e wa s d e m o l i s h e d to
m ake way for the existi ng p ro p e rt y o f to d ay, b u i l t by Ro b e rt
M ylne, that the lake chan g e d . A s we ll a s t he n e w h ou s e, t h e
ga rdens underwent chang e . T h e l a ke b e c ame s e p a ra te d f ro m
t h e River Lea and was slui ce d at o n e en d a n d al s o a n i s l a n d
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