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Papillon House and the Cursed Brocade Shoes

20th May 2025 | Local History

Wikipedia tells us that Papillon Hall, off Theddingworth Road near Lubenham, was built in about 1620 and demolished in 1950. It was located adjacent to what is now the Bramfield Park Homes site. A French Huguenot architect and military engineer, David Papillon, was the man who built it. It was an octagonal, two-storey, stone house surrounded by a moat.

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Arit Anderson in Conversation at Wistow

20th May 2025 | Business, What's On

Bailey’s Garden Centre, Wistow, recently hosted an event in their walled garden marquee: ‘A conversation with Arit Anderson’. Arit Anderson is an award-winning garden designer who is often seen on BBC TV ‘Gardeners World’ and presenting at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show.

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