Cope family: Difference between revisions
Update. |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 83: | Line 83: | ||
Copes lived at Hanwell Castle until 1714 but the Copes owned it until 1781. 4th Baronet of Bruern, Sir Charles Cope was the last owner. In the 18th century, following the death of Sir Charles Cope of Bruern in 1781, extensive demolition was carried out. Most of the original structure was demolished in the 18th century, with only the south-west tower and south wing surviving from the original 1498 construction. | Copes lived at Hanwell Castle until 1714 but the Copes owned it until 1781. 4th Baronet of Bruern, Sir Charles Cope was the last owner. In the 18th century, following the death of Sir Charles Cope of Bruern in 1781, extensive demolition was carried out. Most of the original structure was demolished in the 18th century, with only the south-west tower and south wing surviving from the original 1498 construction. | ||
Sir Charles Cope, 3rd Baronet of Bruern, was the last male Cope to own the castle. Upon his death in 1781, Hanwell passed to one of his sisters, Catherine Cope. In 1790, Catherine's daughter Arabella Diana Cope (1767–1825) married John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, and received Hanwell from her mother. | |||
Kellogg College, University of Oxford, has practised excavation at the estate. Hanwell Castle is a Grade IIlisted building. | Kellogg College, University of Oxford, has practised excavation at the estate. Hanwell Castle is a Grade IIlisted building. | ||