The Wychwood June 2010 June News from Rotary Club of Kingham and Daylesford Chastleton House It’s not Croquet Nicola Dyer of the Its other claim to fame is that the Rules of National Trust, Croquet were who manages formalised at Chastleton House Chastleton in and lives in the 1865 leading to original family the first ‘world’ quarters with her championships own family, gave being held in an interesting talk Evesham in 1866, recently before moving to explaining that the the headquarters house was of the All purchased by England Lawn funds from the Tennis and National Heritage Memorial Fund, who Croquet Club in Wimbledon. provided an endowment which enables it Chastleton House is now running several to be self-funded. events and encouraging local school It is one of the very few preserved visits. Open in the afternoons from Jacobean houses of England having been Wednesday to Saturday (now without pre- more or less in the same family since the booking) it is well worth a visit. early 17th century. The family were not For opening times and admission please rich and in fact because of their Catholic see the website sympathies were not in the main stream of www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chastleton wealth and connection. The much vaunted or call: 01608 674 981. Guy Fawkes connection is that the owner at the time provided the finance to Kingham and Daylesford Rotary is a new purchase the gunpowder but this lively club for ladies and gentleman and is inevitably led to ruin bringing the family welcoming new members. of Jones as very long term owners right Call me on: 01608 658 500. through to 1991. Paul Jackson

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