A wealthy historic homes restoration expert has been hauled into court and convicted of breaking planning laws at his own Grade-II listed £1.5 million farmhouse.
John Evetts, 72 - a former council planning chairman and consultant at the Landmark Trust - jumped the gun after becoming frustrated with planning delays at his local council.
bronze statue of General Wolfe which went to a Canadian bidder on the telephone for a staggering £ 46,800 With a total of almost £2million -more than doubling pre sale expectations - Duke’s auction at Wormington Grange was a spectacular success. The huge total was boosted by a world record auction when the top price of £292,500 for the Algernon Newton painting - “ A Dorset landscape “ - originally bought for £420 by the owners great grandmother at the Royal Academy in 1928, came under the hammer. The viewing attracted high society to the Gloucestershire stately home and according to Guy Schwinge of Duke’s, the high prices were testament to the impeccable taste of the owner John Evetts, one of the prime forces in the Landmark Trust.
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The collection of hosts-extraordinaire Tim and Virginia Hoare to be sold at auction From works by 18th century master Thomas Gainsborough to newer pieces by the all-seeing Stanley Spencer, the contents of much-loved Hollycombe House will go under the hammer this June By Annabel Sampson I collected everything that is in this sale specifically for this house with an enormous amount of care and love, Evetts said of the auction. I wanted to turn it into a home that was furnished very much as it might have been at the time it was built. It was a century ago that my great-grandmother bought this house and I m the fourth generation to live here. Sadly, the energy and capital required to manage such a house has become beyond me, just as I believe it is now time for others with younger families to enjoy the place. It was incredibly sad to sel