MANSION TO BE CLOSED.
VISCOUNT ASTOR'S HOME. N.V * ' (from our own conaESPOin)BtrT,i) ( LONDON. January <&, t Cliveden, the beaut£ful\ mansion ,of Viscount Astor on the, Bucks side of the Thames near Maidenhead,' is' to'' be closed. ' ' /j Announcing at ii, meeting of tlyj tenantry and', employees-r----numbering about' 70---iidrd Attor, explained that it had been brought about by heavy taxation. He expressed his. deep regret at having to effect such economies that would mean the dismissal of about 30 of his staff. Eachdepartment, he intimated," be affected in this respect.. He - declared that for every £IOO he had the' Statetook £7O. , V Cliveden is one of' the show places "of England. It looks grandly from its' Buckinghamshire heights down to the. Berkshire levels at Cookham. Some time ago Lord Asttor came to an- agreement with the Cookham and Windsor District Council by which .the amenities and open spaces of Cliveden., Reach would >be preserved for all time.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 4
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155MANSION TO BE CLOSED. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 4
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