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One new house was built within the grounds, Guy's Cliffe House (note: the ruined house), and by the 1980s, when the parishes merged, the population of the Parish of Guy's Cliffe was no more than four people. The new boundary split the original estate: the stables and nursery are not within the
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The new owner of the house intended to convert it into a hotel but the plans came to nothing and the house fell into disrepair. In 1955 the house was purchased by Aldwyn Porter and the chapel leased to the
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The estate also included a mill, stables, kitchen garden and land as far as Blacklow Hill to the north-west of the house. It is the site of an ancient settlement and the location of
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inherited the estate after the death of his mother in 1774 and further improved the house and grounds in 1810 to heighten the picturesque qualities of the site.
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and estate that the land belonged to, which in turn was named after the cliff which the house itself was built on. The house has been in a
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current Parish of Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe, but the house, mill and modern homes are.
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Guys Cliffe House entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses
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English Heritage: Heritage Gateway, architectural description of listed building
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Guy's Cliffe estate was broken up and sold in 1947. In 1952 the mill became a
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on the River Avon, a former water-powered mill, now a pub and restaurant.
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The chapel, used for Masonic ceremonies, has a large statue depicting
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and the rock-carved stables and storehouses still remain. After the
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The current, ruined house dates from 1751 and was started by
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Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in Warwickshire
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sandstone, which is of particular interest for fossils of
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The Civil Parish of Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe Hubsite
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The name Guy's Cliffe originates from the name of the
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List of parliamentary constituencies in Warwickshire
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Guy's Cliffe is located in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Civil parish
Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe
District
Warwick
Shire county
Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°17′56″N 1°34′20″W / 52.2988°N 1.5723°W / 52.2988; -1.5723
civil parish
River Avon
Warwick
Leek Wootton
Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe
Warwick
Warwickshire

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