The homes and estates of the Duke of Haverford
The Yorkshire estate of Haddow Hall has been in the Haverford family since the original owners backed the wrong king at the time of the Glorious Revolution, when James II left the country just ahead of the arrival of William and Mary, his replacements. The Haverford of the time was Read more…
Ty-Du is a small mansion by Haverford standards, only 12 bedrooms, and seldom visited by the Duke of Haverford or any member of his immediate family. His Grace has had occasion to spend several weeks at a time here, however, when overseeing crucial purchases or development in the Welsh mining Read more…
The ancestral seat of the Marquises of Aldridge is Kinleven House. It became part of the Chillingham and later the Haverford estates when the daughter of the last Scots Marquis of Aldridge, a courtier of James VI who became James 1 of England, married Baron Chillingham and gave birth to Read more…
The Melvich estate is the northernmost of the Haverford estates. Dun Melvich, the castle that overlooks the coast, is the principal residence in an area that boasts mostly cottages for crofters and fishermen. It was originally built as a fortress to protect the fishing villages along the coast from the Read more…
Hollystone Hall is a minor Haverford holding, but is convenient for house parties, being large enough to take many guests, with more accommodation in Hollyden Village, and more still close by in Aylesbury. It is also only a half-day’s fast trip from London. When the family do not need it, Read more…
Haverford House is the London home of the Dukes of Haverford. It is on the bank of the Thames upriver from London, facing the road but with extensive gardens behind leading down the river, where a watergate lets on to a wharf. Haverford House is built in the form of Read more…
