As part of the preparation for our 20 years celebrations we will have to have a brief period of partial closure, from Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 20 March when the house (including the shop and café) will be closed to the public. Our grounds will remain open. To find out more, please visit our opening times and prices page to find out more.
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‘Our break untaxed, our commerce free’ plate
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‘Our break untaxed, our commerce free’ plate
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Octagonal transfer-printed plate with lustre border with moulded unpainted flowers
The image in the centre of the plate shows various farming implements with a motto. This plate was a piece of propaganda in the anti-Corn Law campaigns of the 1820s, 1830s and 1840s.