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In about 1693, William Anson (1656–1720) demolished the old house and created a new mansion. The entrance front, then facing to the west, comprised a balustraded, three-storey, seven-bayed central block. In about 1748 his great-grandson Thomas Anson (1767–1818) commissioned architect Thomas Wright to
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326:William IV
322:coronation
167:(formerly)
128:52°48′00″N
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455:Interior
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387:Stafford
330:2nd earl
242:Stafford
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1157:Sources
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1033:2 April
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