The Pateshalls of Allensmore Court

The talk explores the story of heirs, spares (and a cuckoo in the nest!) that kept the Pateshalls at Allensmore Court for over two centuries. Come and hear about sibling rivalries, rebellious nieces, military heroes and ‘lunatics’, all underpinned by a formula for family success that glued successive generations together, until eventually, everything came unstuck!