The tomb of Sir George Wynter and his wife at St. Peter's church, Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England. George Wynter was a C16 pirate/adventurer who profited from piracy in the West Indies where foreign ships were plundered. The proceeds of such activities , along with inherited family wealth, funded the purchase of Dyrham Park. His wife gave birth to eleven children shown in relief on the walls of this tomb.

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A staircase made of American Red Cedar dating from late C17 at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, England. September 2024. The owner was an administrator for the government who amassed wealth from various key lucrative jobs linked to colonies in Virginia USA, Barbados and other places.

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Sunny day in September at Dyrham Park garden, Gloucestershire, England. This is a view of the west front, showing St. Peter's church on the left. This is a National Trust property dating from the late C17 and early C18, built by a government administrator who amassed wealth from jobs with power over UK and colonial assets. September 2024.

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Trotters Bottom. The gates of Dyrham Park Country Club. This was known locally as 'the Jewish golf club'. I believe it accepted members of all faiths, but was set up because existing golf clubs would not knowingly accept Jews. How did they test for Jewishness? It appears to have been based largely on the name - an unreliable measure, but having the advantage of excluding many Germans as well as Jews (and others). The British self image of tolerance and openness resists overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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What I want from National Trust properties is to feel at constant risk of a timeslip incident. As if I might be about to see a ghost. Or pick up a curse. #ghosts #GhostStories #DyrhamPark