HISTORIC MANSION.
TO BE RAZED. ( Whitley Beaumont, one of- the stately homes of England,’’ some two miles east, of Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, is- to be raxed to the ground (savs the Yorkshire Evening Post). It is the seat of the family of Beaumont, whose history goes back to the days of the Norman Conquest. Very soon now workmen will invade the ancient, house and proceed with the demolition. The decision to demolish the house has been arrived at, not without diffidence, on account of the rich seams of coal which underly it, which it is desired to develop. Beaumont Whitley has been occupied by caretakers for the past twenty years, the owner, the late MiHenry; Frederick Beaumont, having vacated it on account of the heavy financial burden involved bv the upkeep of tfie estate. " v
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 October 1924, Page 10
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134HISTORIC MANSION. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 October 1924, Page 10
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