Tho Chantry House, Billericay, Essex, the 16th century residence of Christopher Martin, one of the leaders of the Pilgrim Fathers, was sold in London recently to an American for £10,000. The house will be removed to Boston, where the Pilgrim Fathers landed, and re-erected there. The pilgrims all assembled in this house before embarking in the Mayflower. Earlier in the year another historic English residence, Warwick Priory, was sold and shipped to an American purchaser, and Agecroft Hall, near Manchester, was similarly purchased. Eoyton Hall, the home for more than 400 years of the Byron family, is stated to be in danger of following them, an offer bavins; been received by its o^v_ler, Dr. J. T. Godfrey, from an American.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 3
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120Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 3
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