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A History of Ford House and The Ford Park estate |
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House was built between 1857-60, and was built on the site of a building known as Hoad cottage. Although this building was called a cottage it must have been quite sizable as the owner had a number of children as well as a maid and servant. The old coach house is the most probable site of the cottage. The house built by Montague Ainslie
chairman and a major shareholder of the North Lonsdale iron and Steel company in South Ulvertson, which stood on the site which is now occupied by Glaxo. W.G. Ainslie became the first MP for Lonsdale and moved to London in 1865. After this Ford House was used as a town house by Anslie Montague. |
.Ford Park Community Group
formed in 1999, the group was made
W.G. Ainslie MP & JP 1832 - 1893 |
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