Hi Maureen: My cousin Dawn is the one who wrote about what is happening to Aynhoe Park House. She said in her message to Banburyshire list that the new owner hopes to have it in enough shape in Sept. to let the locals see what has been going on. I don't know when the museum etc. will be open to the general public but no doubt Dawn will keep us posted. Something to look forward to for me at least and no doubt lots of others. It certainly is a lovely village and I have eaten at the pub several times, but it has been getting run down. Will be great to have it refurbished back to its original state. Barbara. On 24-May-07, at 6:54 PM, Maureen Short wrote: > Barbara > > I don't often come in as I haven't connections with Banburyshire > proper but have > been interested in the Cartwright Papers. I have copied part of > your email that > sounds as though Aynhoe Park House is open at certain times of the > year. Do you > know or anyone know of any 'open days'? A friend and myself drive > past whenever > we visit Cheltenham, Gloucester area and wondered about the > estate. We have > stopped and looked around the village and was overwhelmed by the > historical > nature of the buildings. > > Maureen > Bucks. > > "What a shame that I will not be there in Sept. to have a chance to > see it this year. But I will be back and will look forward to having > a visit to the museum and whatever else is open to view. Will he be > doing anything about gardens?" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Adair" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: 23 May 2007 00:12 > Subject: Re: [BAN] Cartwright archivial papers > > >> Regards, Barbara,. >> >> On 17-May-07, at 8:36 AM, Dawn & Mike Griffis wrote: >> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> Because of the interest in these papers to the extent several >>> donated money towards preventing them going to the States, I >>> thought you might like an update. >>> >>> First because of donations & lottery fund they were saved to remain >>> in Northamptonshire, you probably knew that; but I have some >>> additional information that I was given permission to share with >>> you all. >>> >>> Aynhoe Park House was recently bought by a James Perkins, he is >>> turning it back to how it was with complete renovations inside & >>> out, and to be his private home. He has bought back the grounds >>> that haven't been developed called Rylands; there is planning to >>> put back the cricket pitch, that was there in the 30's, and >>> additionally to build a museum. In the museum he plans to have many >>> specimens related to Aynhoe and surrounding area. Plus he has met >>> several times with the Northants archival people to arrange the >>> rotation of the Cartwright papers into the museum. So far response >>> for this has been extremely positive, and looks like it will take >>> place. If necessary at first he will use part of the Park House as >>> part of the museum. He has been travelling world wide buying stuff >>> to have a considerable display at the museum - not just Aynhoe >>> coverage. He has bought entire museums for specimens. >>> He has also bought the Cartwright Arms (local pub), over the past >>> 40 + years it has been bastardised, he has called in British >>> Heritage to turn it back to how it was originally- a village pub. >>> He will have a restaurant but it will sell typical pub fare at >>> reasonable prices and decent sized servings. >>> I have seen what he has done so far in the Park House it is a >>> credit to him. By Sept he believes he will have enough done to >>> open it up for the villagers to see for themselves, of course at no >>> charge. >>> He is a very personable and unpretentious young man about 40 years >>> old. He wants to be able to go to the pub for a drink, and have a >>> meal of one of his favourites 'bangers & mash'. He has met with >>> some of the villagers at the annual village meeting, and he was >>> very well received by all there, including old villagers and new >>> transplants. Which says a lot, if you know Aynhoe as I do. >>> >>> I will keep you posted on the progress of the museum etc as I >>> hear it. >>> Regards, >>> Dawn >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >>> British History Online >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY- >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >> British History Online >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BANBURY- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message