| Ray Knowles |
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Frithsden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 2RG
One of Hertfordshire's most magnificent
houses set in 5 acres of totally secluded
gardens in natural trust woodland
in an area of outstanding natural beauty
and archaeological significance, 5
minutes from Berkhamsted
station
houses set in 5 acres of totally secluded
gardens in natural trust woodland
in an area of outstanding natural beauty
and archaeological significance, 5
minutes from Berkhamsted
station
The two photographs of the "boats" above by the way are of the HMS Inflexible built around 1906 and one
of the first ships to be designed as a battle cruiser - and if you wonder what that's got to do with Frithsden
House - I'll tell you....
We've seen already that the first owner of Frithsden House had nautical connections. The second who
enjoyed the extraordinary name of Tankerville Seymour Roca Chamberlayne had similar ties.
Raised in a less prestigious area his name might have invited jeers and a clout around the ear from the
local louts - but here in the lofty havens of 1940's Berkhamsted (and coming from Hillside Cottage
Doctors Common road) his extraordinary name was ideally suited to a listing in Burke's Peerage - which
he duly achieved. To find out more about Tankerville click here.
As it happens at the time of moving into Frithsden, Tankerville was just 37 with an illustrious past history
in World War I and about to embark on another in WWII.
of the first ships to be designed as a battle cruiser - and if you wonder what that's got to do with Frithsden
House - I'll tell you....
We've seen already that the first owner of Frithsden House had nautical connections. The second who
enjoyed the extraordinary name of Tankerville Seymour Roca Chamberlayne had similar ties.
Raised in a less prestigious area his name might have invited jeers and a clout around the ear from the
local louts - but here in the lofty havens of 1940's Berkhamsted (and coming from Hillside Cottage
Doctors Common road) his extraordinary name was ideally suited to a listing in Burke's Peerage - which
he duly achieved. To find out more about Tankerville click here.
As it happens at the time of moving into Frithsden, Tankerville was just 37 with an illustrious past history
in World War I and about to embark on another in WWII.
Back in 1937 Charles Cole (the grandfather of
Adrian Cole of Cole Flatt estate agency in
Berkhamsted), Adrian's grandmother's brother,
George Brown (one of the originators of Brown and
Merry estate agents) and John Hill bought some of
the Ashridge estate at auction and then sold it on to
a chap called William Akerman Miller (a retired
engineer) and Dame Frances Pedder the wife of
the late Sir John Pedder KBE CB who lived at
Evelyns in Frithsden Copse.
Adrian Cole of Cole Flatt estate agency in
Berkhamsted), Adrian's grandmother's brother,
George Brown (one of the originators of Brown and
Merry estate agents) and John Hill bought some of
the Ashridge estate at auction and then sold it on to
a chap called William Akerman Miller (a retired
engineer) and Dame Frances Pedder the wife of
the late Sir John Pedder KBE CB who lived at
Evelyns in Frithsden Copse.
Now Sir John was assistant secretary in the Home
Office during the first World war and by all
accounts a pretty important chap. If you want to
see minutes from a top secret meeting held in
Downing street in 1919 with the Prime Minister and
Sir John was present click here.
His son Sir Arthur who witnessed Dame Pedder
sign the purchase document on Frithsden House
was no less distinguished and in fact made it as
far as Vice Admiral in 1959 before he retired. To
find out a little more about Sir Arthur, click here
Office during the first World war and by all
accounts a pretty important chap. If you want to
see minutes from a top secret meeting held in
Downing street in 1919 with the Prime Minister and
Sir John was present click here.
His son Sir Arthur who witnessed Dame Pedder
sign the purchase document on Frithsden House
was no less distinguished and in fact made it as
far as Vice Admiral in 1959 before he retired. To
find out a little more about Sir Arthur, click here
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