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Country Life Trending: December 14, 2020 Ockwells Manor, a 15th century timber-framed manor house near Maidenhead, Berkshire. Illustration by Cecil Aldin, 1923. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Rupert Uloth on Ockwells Manor by Cecil Aldin ‘I have always loved Cecil Aldin’s work, particularly his charming pictures of hunting characters and scenes, dogs and other animals. Even with his depictions of buildings, he has an alluring lightness of touch overlaid with skill and artistry. He was a friend of my great-grandfather, Sir Edward Barry, who restored Ockwells and lived there for the first half of the 20th century. My mother stayed there regularly during the Second World War and we are still in touch with the Belgian family who sheltered there, as guests of the Barrys, after fleeing the German advance into their country during the First World War. Serendipitously, my great-grandfather was also Master of the Grocers’ Company, 100 years ago.� ....