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Henry Reed (merchant)
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Henry Reed was a British
landowner, shipowner, merchant and philanthropist.
In later life he moved to Royal Tunbridge Wells
where he built an imposing mansion set into the beautiful grounds of Dunorlan Park
designed by Robert Marnock
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landowner, shipowner, merchant and philanthropist.
In later life he moved to Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-east of central London by road, by rail. The town is close to the border of the county of East Sussex...
where he built an imposing mansion set into the beautiful grounds of Dunorlan Park
Dunorlan Park
Dunorlan Park is a park and grounds in Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK.Totalling approximately 78 acres and containing a lake, the grounds were landscaped by Robert Marnock for Henry Reed, the merchant and philanthropist who owned the estate and the now-demolished house that once overlooked...
designed by Robert Marnock
Robert Marnock
Robert Marnock was one of the outstanding horticulturalists and garden designers of the 19th century and was considered by his contemporaries to be the best exponent of the gardenesque school of landscape gardening....
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