Peter Williams (American 1934-2018)Highfield Stables at Bedford House Stables, NewmarketOil on canvasSigned (lower left)35.5 x 46cm (13¾ x 18 in.)Provenance:Private Collection of Nick Robinson, founder of Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, a pioneer of shared racehorse ownership in the 1980's and esteemed publisher of horseracing books and magazines.Bedford House and Stables (formerly also including Bedford Cottage, now Rockfield House) were originally within the same small estate as Bedford Lodge (not Bedford Lodge Hotel) which itself was built circa 1820 for the sixth Duke of Bedford as his Newmarket residence. Its appears that the seventh Duke built Bedford House and Stables, for the stables are considered noteworthy and described in Thomas Knightley's Stable Architecture, published in 1862. After the Duke's death in 1861, the whole estate was purchased by Sir Joseph Hawley, who sold it on to the Duke's former trainer, William Butler Butler demolished Bedford Lodge's original stabling and sold the Lodge to Joe Dawson who build the main range of stables adjoining it (now Highfield Stables) in 1864.
Peter Williams (American 1934-2018)Highfield Stables at Bedford House Stables, NewmarketOil on canvasSigned (lower left)35.5 x 46cm (13¾ x 18 in.)Provenance:Private Collection of Nick Robinson, founder of Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, a pioneer of shared racehorse ownership in the 1980's and esteemed publisher of horseracing books and magazines.Bedford House and Stables (formerly also including Bedford Cottage, now Rockfield House) were originally within the same small estate as Bedford Lodge (not Bedford Lodge Hotel) which itself was built circa 1820 for the sixth Duke of Bedford as his Newmarket residence. Its appears that the seventh Duke built Bedford House and Stables, for the stables are considered noteworthy and described in Thomas Knightley's Stable Architecture, published in 1862. After the Duke's death in 1861, the whole estate was purchased by Sir Joseph Hawley, who sold it on to the Duke's former trainer, William Butler Butler demolished Bedford Lodge's original stabling and sold the Lodge to Joe Dawson who build the main range of stables adjoining it (now Highfield Stables) in 1864.
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