William Gunthorpe of Antigua and Bugle Hall

Town house

Bugle Hall

Southampton (Hampshire)

Purchased 30th Nov -0001

Description

Townhouse in Southampton, formerly belonging to the Earls of Southampton, purchased and renovated 'at a considerable expence' by William Gunthorpe, and subject shortly afterwards to a devastating fire in November 1791 which destroyed Gunthorpe's carriages, his library 'valued at 600 [ster]l[ing] and apparently much of the house.

Gentleman's Magazine Vol. 61 Part 2 (1791) p. 1055 [printed as p. 1035].

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Further Information

Details of modifications

Renovated pre-November 1791, and then again apparently rebuilt after a devastating fire