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Photograph of Elliot Woolford of Hook Farm, Lydiard Tregoze, c1930s

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Elliot Woolford, farmer, held the tenancy of Hook Farm on the Bolingbroke estate until 1930 when he purchased the property from Lady Bolingbroke. Seen here as an elderly gentleman, Elliot Woolford is chiefly remembered for the meticulous diaries he kept throughout his adult life.

Year:: 1930-1940

Type:: Photograph

Copyright:: Purton Historical Society

Credit:: Friends of Lydiard Park

Last updated on:: Tuesday 31st August 2021

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1899 Diary of Elliot Woolford of Hook Farm, Lydiard Tregoze

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1915 Diary of Elliot Woolford of Hook Farm, Lydiard Tregoze

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1917 Diary of Elliot Woolford of Hook Farm, Lydiard Tregoze

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1930 Diary of Elliot Woolford of Hook Farm, Lydiard Tregoze

1930The Lydiard Estate – Viscountess Boling...