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Old Wanstead House (Wanstead, Essex)

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Sir Henry Mildmay, a regicide, owned the house since 1619. His son-in-law, Sir Robert Brooke lived there from 1662-7. It was replaced around 1715 by another which was in turn pulled down in 1823. It is now the site of Wanstead Park.

Last updated by Phil Gyford on 20 August 2008

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