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adjoining. . . He receives 25 loads of fuel wood 

 for the consumption of Boldrewood Lodge. This 

 " John Richard," Lord de la Warr, was appa- 

 rently a grandson of the Lord de la Warr whose 

 letters appear in that delightful book by Lord 

 March, Records of the Old Charlton Hunt (to 

 which I am indebted for the following particu- 

 lars). They are from Lord de la Warr, who 

 was then master keeper of Boldrewood Walk, to 

 the Duke of Richmond, dated from Boldrewood 

 in 1732 to 1738. 



In, August 1747 we find him writing to the 

 Duke who was at his house at Boldrewood en- 

 tertained by Lord de la Warr, his Grace 

 apparently not caring to avail himself of the 

 permission of the Lord Warden, previously re- 

 counted, " to occupy the King's House and stables 

 whenever he should choose to come." 



He refers in some detail to the " new build- 

 ing," which he thinks will make " the whole very 

 convenient." 



It appears to have comprised a new library, 

 " to be a family assembly room " and he describes 

 at some length his reasons (if indeed they needed 

 any apology) for putting " wainscot in the Stone 

 Parlour." For the reasons he gives, and for 

 others, it must have been a great improvement. 



Alas ! all that is left of this magnificence is 



