{"product_id":"weston-park-gareth-williams-9781783276127","title":"Weston Park: The House, the Families and the Influence","description":"Considering its territorial and social influence and the superlative nature of its furnishings and collections, Weston Park is not as well known as one might expect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe house and contents, with its thousand acre landscape park, was gifted to the nation in 1986 by Richard, 7th Earl of Bradford. Until then, the house had always passed by descent, often through the female line, and it had stood at the centre of an estate with a wide geographical spread, linking it with neighbouring counties and with the urban centres of Walsall, Bolton and Wigan. \u003cbr\u003eWeston Park's owners and staff had a pivotal role in the development of these places, whilst the family were involved in national affairs, in politics, the legal profession, and the military. Their seat at Weston Park provided not only a fitting home, visited by royalty and politicians, but also became a repository of important patronage and of collections. These included, in 1735, the highly significant late seventeenth and early eighteenth century collection of paintings that had been assembled by Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford and his younger son, Thomas.\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched and beautifully illustrated, this book seeks to tell the story of the house, its setting, extraordinary collections, and the influence that it has had on wider communities through the history of those who have owned and cared for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783276126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783276127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.90h x 8.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Gareth Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078637875455,"sku":"9781783276127","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21f75f02-0110-4c44-8ccc-cb4feee0beae.jpg?v=1685476647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weston-park-gareth-williams-9781783276127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}