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Newstead Abbey History Assignment Part 1 – Using all the evidence you have explain the different experiences of people who lived at Newstead in 1871
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Newstead Abbey History Assignment Part 1 - Using all the evidence you have explain the different experiences of people who lived at Newstead in 1871 In 1871 Newstead Abbey was in the hands of the Webb Family. It was sold to William Frederick Webb for £138,000. From the information from the resource sheets given to us by the school I know that the Webbs inhabited Newstead for nearly 70 years. As we toured the Abbey we were given a taster of how the Webbs lived in those days. As I walked round the Webbs' living quarters of the Abby I immediately became aware of the tremendous feeling of luxury and wealth. This was seen in the decoration of the house. Richly patterned and coloured wallpaper, which was fashionable in the Victorian times, paintings and coats of arms on the walls. It was all in a Victorian gothic style which was the...
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