New Regard - 42

A special edition of the New Regard has been produced to sit alongside the annual opening of the gardens and Roman site at Lydney Park.  his edition looks at events at Lydney Park over the 300+ years the Bathurst family has been in charge. This includes the family’s history, some research about the staff on the estate as well as the history of the archaeology of the site.

Contents

The Wynters of Whitecroft. . . . Cecile Hunt

Sir Edward Wynter . . . .Owen Adams

Wyntour and the Civil War . . . . Peter Bloomfield

The Bathursts of Lydney Park . . . . Chris Sullivan

North Foreland Lodge . . . . Averil Kear

Lydney Park - The History of the Archaeology . . . . Chris Sullivan

Fact and Fantasy - the Myth of JRR Tolkien and Lydney Park  . . . . Roger Deeks

Staff at Lydney Park over the years  . . . . Mary Sullivan