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11 August 2024

On This Day 80 Years Ago

Edward Norman (Ned) Petty-Fitzmaurice, aged 22, youngest son of the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne and the Marchioness of Lansdowne was killed in action in Normandy. Educated at Eton College, he was commissioned into the Irish Guards and gained the rank of Lieutenant.

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17 July 2024

Wildlife In The Wetlands

Since the early 1960s Bowood Estate has been reporting to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) a monthly count providing data for population size and trends in distribution.

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25 June 2024

Pondtail Bridge Restoration

On the night of the 11th of January 2023 following a period of sustained rainfall (41.2mm of rain was recorded falling on the 11th) the north elevation and downstream side of Pondtail Bridge on the Bowood Estate partially collapsed into the lake.

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16 May 2024

15 Year Anniversary of the Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort

In 2000, a plan was drawn up for a 149-bed hotel along with a 9-hole extension of the golf course. Planning permission was granted two years later, it was eventually decided to design a smaller hotel and spa reflecting Bowood Estates unique character.

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23 April 2024

Nature Matters at Bowood

To create the lake at Bowood, Capability Brown, landscape designer (1716-1783), dammed two streams and moved a small hamlet called Mannings Hill to the nearby village of Sandy Lane. It was a vast undertaking, and the construction took five years.

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15 March 2024

Capability Brown Meets AI

Daniel Ambrosi is recognised as one of the founding creators of the emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) art movement. He is particularly noted for the nuanced balance he achieves in human-AI hybrid art.

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15 March 2024

From Seed to Champion Tree

Since 1972, when the current Marquis of Lansdowne took over the custodianship of Bowood, over 2 million trees have been planted. The Lansdowne family’s passion for tree planting is a longstanding tradition.

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15 March 2024

Conservation of The Battle of Hanau

Discover how we recently conserved an oil painting damaged by water.

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15 March 2024

Restoration of Coade Stone Vases

For nearly a quarter of a century, a pair of remarkable early Coade vases, have flanked the main entrance to Bowood House from the Italianate terrace. In need of quite extensive restoration, the vases were placed into the care of Stephen Pettifer and his team at Coade who were commissioned to carry out the work.

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18 September 2023

40 Years On – The Night Lord Lansdowne Helped The Haylocks

It’s hard to appreciate just how much has changed in 40 years, Calne’s landscape has drastically changed and so has the Bowood estate. Today we wanted to share a story of celebration with you.

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