Bulkeley Mackworth
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Bulkerley Mackworth was a notable landowner from Shropshire
. The Mackworth family were a major family in Shropshire in the 17th and 18th centuries. He is best known for ordering works in the Market Drayton
area, namely Bulkeley Wing (1720) and Buntingsdale Hall
(1721). Documents have revealed that Mackworth may have encountered a dispute with the builder of Buintingsdale, John Prince and dismissed him and hired Francis Smith to complete the building. In 1719, Mackworth was involved in a case in Chancery, relating to West Coppice, alongside James Lacon. He was later known for his charitable disposition.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. The Mackworth family were a major family in Shropshire in the 17th and 18th centuries. He is best known for ordering works in the Market Drayton
Market Drayton
Market Drayton is a small market town in north Shropshire, England. It is on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" and earlier simply as "Drayton" ....
area, namely Bulkeley Wing (1720) and Buntingsdale Hall
Buntingsdale Hall
Buntingsdale Hall is a historic country house in the parish of Sutton upon Tern, to the southwest of Market Drayton in Shropshire, England. It became a Grade II* listed building on 14 February 1979.-History:...
(1721). Documents have revealed that Mackworth may have encountered a dispute with the builder of Buintingsdale, John Prince and dismissed him and hired Francis Smith to complete the building. In 1719, Mackworth was involved in a case in Chancery, relating to West Coppice, alongside James Lacon. He was later known for his charitable disposition.