"The admiral who resided behind this strange
palisade was perhaps rather a fortunate than a
great sailor; he was never a commander of such
genius that his supersession in the middle of a
war was inevitable; but he had a victory or so
to his name^ in particular the defeat of De la
Clue — ^largely the result of a short way with
treaties — ^in Lagos Bay in 1759 and he was
able to build himself a country mansion at
Hatchlands Park in Surrey "at the expense of
the enemies of his country^" which must always
be a pleasant thing for a fighting man to do."
Extract from "Giving and Receiving" (Open Library)
Hatchlands Park is a National Trust property with free entry for National Trust members.
Address:
Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7RT Website:www.nationaltrust.org.uk
