Written by Annie Boag. As with all grand houses there was an upstairs and downstairs divide. Those who worked mainly downstairs and lived up in the attics haven’t been recorded, until now, in the history of Arundells. They are, without doubt, part of the story so I...
(Image shows Elizabeth with Peterkin and Tribulation 1942. South door of Arundells with brown tape on glass to prevent blast damage) I’m being radical, rather than keeping things chronological I thought you would enjoy reading about the Bown family. I would like...
Written by Annie Boag Leonard Bilson was the last canon to live in the house, until the 20th century, an educated man of previous high standing, who ended up in indelible infamy and in prison for 23 years, for the sake of unrequited love. Leonard Bilson was born in...
The Trustees of the Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation express their sadness at the news of the death of Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France from May 1974 to May 1981. Although Giscard became President of France two months after Ted Heath left...
The Garden of Immortal Peaches Written by Annie Boag. The wallpaper which adorns the walls of the grand staircase at Arundells was a gift to Sir Edward Heath from two of his private secretaries who worked in China. It is hand painted and was sent in rolls from China....
