Image: Arthur Heywood of Sudbourne Hall, Suffolk, circa 1890

Description: Arthur Heywood of Sudbourne Hall, Suffolk; circa 1890 (?). Arthur Heywood (1834-1920), a son of Sir Benjamin Heywood, 1st Baronet (1793-1865), MP and banker, was born at Orsett in Essex and formerly resident at Mill Lane, West Derby, Lancashire. He was a banker in the family firm, being a partner in Heywood's Bank in Manchester and Liverpool, which in 1883 was sold to the Liverpool Bank for about £240,000,[15] At West Derby in 1863 he married Frances Harriet Thompson (1838-1908) of Liverpool, by whom he had issue including the artist Eleanor Mary Heywood. Arthur Heywood purchased the Sudbourne estate in 1884 from Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (1818-1890). Heywood founded the Sudbourne Cricket Club and in 1891 served as High Sheriff of Suffolk. In 1897 he sold Sudbourne to Arthur Herbert Edward Wood.[16] To replace it he purchased another nearby famous shooting estate, Glevering Hall, near Wickham Market, in Suffolk, where he resided (with an indoor staff of seventeen) until his death in 1920, leaving an estate of over £350,000.
Title: Arthur Heywood of Sudbourne Hall, Suffolk, circa 1890
Credit: VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. SUDBOURNE HALL. ARTHUR HEYWOOD & FAMILY. 547 PHOTOS [1]
Author: Unknown photographer
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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