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This intriguing book is really a detective story, revealing what turned out to be a most unusual cast of characters and some eyebrow-raising family secrets. It is a story of wealth and privilege, unhealthily close family connections, and pedigrees of both the human and canine varieties. Centre stage are three eccentric, quintessentially English sisters - Letitia, Maud and Mary - whose story vividly captures a way of life that no longer exists. Spanning counties, grand houses and centuries,
William M. Hartley draws on oral and archival sources to give us a fascinating glimpse inside `a most singular household' which adds greatly to the social history of both the North West and Great Britain.
Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Preface x
Family Trees:
The Hornby Family Tree xii
The Sheridan/Gore Jones Family Tree xiv
The Satterthwaite Family Tree xvi
Chapters:
1. Arrival in Buxton in reduced circumstances 1
- Solomon's Temple 7
2. The hunt for the Will - my introduction to the Satterthwaites 8
3. The aristocratic connection 14
4. Dalton Hall influence, the Living at Disley and yet more good connections 25
5. The Dark Secret 34
- A little aside - Sambo's Grave and Fanny's Hand 42
- Robert Gillow, the cabinet maker 45
6. In Chancery 47
7. The Sheridan Connection and Paternal Grandpapa 52
8. Life at Stonehurst - the first twenty years 60
9. Uncles, Aunts and Uncle Geoffie - a surprising disappointment 70
10. Continuing life at Stonehurst - the separate lives of Maud and Lettie 79
11. The Fire 85
12. Maud's Funeral 88
13. Lettie alone, the trip to Lichfield and an unseemly outrage 91
14. Matrons' Challenge 96
15. The Satterthwaite Bequest 99
Appendix showing map of Sunderland Point, Bazil, Glasson Dock and River Lune 104
Acknowledgements 105
Select Bibliography 107
Index 108
