Tim Couzens
@tj-couzens.bsky.social
Local historian. Author of Hand of Fate, the History of the Longs, Wellesleys and the Draycot Estate in Wiltshire, ELSP, 2001.
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Tim Couzens
@tj-couzens.bsky.social
· Dec 29
History of the Draycot Estate
A local history site, by Tim Couzens, about the Draycot Estate, Draycot Cerne,near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Draycot House, the Long, Tylney-Long, Long Wellesley, Cowley and Hatzfeldt owners…
draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com
Here is my website. draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com
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Hello Bluesky! Like many of you in recent months we're moving here from a different platform and need to rebuild our profile - so if you've any interest in @vchlondon.bsky.social and local history in its many guises, please follow us and repost!
July 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hello Bluesky! Like many of you in recent months we're moving here from a different platform and need to rebuild our profile - so if you've any interest in @vchlondon.bsky.social and local history in its many guises, please follow us and repost!
I am getting on with the traced items from Wanstead House on my website - both furniture and pictures. Still a long way to go, before it's complete. I haven't separated out the other estates, but will do so soon. draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com/the-other-es...
The Other Estates
You will find all of the information on the other Estates here. The family owned property and land in 7 other counties, from North Yorkshire to Cornwall. The greatest of these was Wanstead House, i…
draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I am getting on with the traced items from Wanstead House on my website - both furniture and pictures. Still a long way to go, before it's complete. I haven't separated out the other estates, but will do so soon. draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com/the-other-es...
Sir Edward and Elyne de Cerne, holding hands since 1393. St James' church, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, UK.
February 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Sir Edward and Elyne de Cerne, holding hands since 1393. St James' church, Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire, UK.
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After 15 years of research then out of the blue someone found the only known adult portrait of my subject, Wicked William Long-Wellesley - the cad who destroyed #Wanstead House wp.me/p4jj2g-pb
Could this be the face of 'Wicked William' Long-Wellesley? - Wicked William
Could a portrait found in the loft of a house in St Ives be 'Wicked William Long-Wellesley, the destroyer of Wanstead House
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January 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
After 15 years of research then out of the blue someone found the only known adult portrait of my subject, Wicked William Long-Wellesley - the cad who destroyed #Wanstead House wp.me/p4jj2g-pb
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One of #wickedwilliam’s squandered treasures: The Nautilus Cup - bought by King George IV from the #Wanstead House auction in 1822 - is currently held at #QueensGallery in Buckingham Palace
January 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
One of #wickedwilliam’s squandered treasures: The Nautilus Cup - bought by King George IV from the #Wanstead House auction in 1822 - is currently held at #QueensGallery in Buckingham Palace
Here is my website. draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com
History of the Draycot Estate
A local history site, by Tim Couzens, about the Draycot Estate, Draycot Cerne,near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Draycot House, the Long, Tylney-Long, Long Wellesley, Cowley and Hatzfeldt owners…
draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com
December 29, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Here is my website. draycotestatehistory.wordpress.com