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Charles August Selby
Charles August Selby (24 October 1755 – 15 March 1823) was an English-Danish merchant and landowner. He built the Bækkeskov manor house at Præstø and Orupgaard on Falster. The Baron's oldest son, the politician and landowner, Charles Borre Selby, inherited the estate."Orupgaards historie" , Orupgaard Gods. Retrieved 22 November 2012."Orupgård" Lolland-Falsters Herregårde. Retrieved 22 November 2012. Early life Selby was born in London, the son of Thomas Selbye (1711-1787), the owner of , |
Biddlestone Hall
Biddlestone Hall was a large country house at Biddlestone in Northumberland. History The Georgian style mansion was built for the Selby family The Selby family is a prominent and prolific family in the English gentry that originated in Selby, Yorkshire, but largely settled in Northumberland and County Durham. At various points through history, the family owned Biddlestone Hall and Twizel ... about 1796 on the site of an older house, and in about 1820 Walter Selby commissioned architect John Dobson to design various changes to the house including a private family chapel to be incorporated into the Hall.Robinson, p. 50 The Selbys left Biddlestone in about 1914 and the Hall deteriorated to such an extent that it was demolished in 1957 leaving only the chapel standing. References *Robinson, John, ''Felling the Ancient Oaks'', Aurum Press, 2011, {{coord, 55.3687, -2.0723, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Country houses in Northumberland British country houses destroyed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Bjørn House
The Andreas Bjørn House is a historic property located at the corner of Strandgade (No. 46) and Bådsmandsstræde in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built for Andreas Bjørn in 1734 and listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. A sugar refinery named Union House was from 1771 to 1811 located in a now demolished warehouse adjacent to the building by a group of British merchants and plantation owners from St. Croix in the Danish West Indies. Architecture Andreas Bjørn and his dockyard Bådsmandsstræde was the northernmost street in Johan Semp's original masterplan for Christianshavn from 1617. The narrow tract of land on the north side of Bådsmandsstræde was in the beginning of the 18th century the site of a lumberyard owned by Niels Alsing. It reached all the way from Strandgade to Christianshavn Canal and was partly lined with a row of wooden warehouses along the street. The property was in 1732 acquired by And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Falster
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British Emigrants To Denmark
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Danish Merchants
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19th-century Danish Landowners
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18th-century Danish Businesspeople
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Strandgade 24
The Strandgade 24 is a listed Neoclassical townhouse located on Strandgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. History 17th and 18th centuries The site was originally part of the same property as Strandgade 22. In 1749, it was sold separately to Franz Fæddersens. He worked for the Danish Asiatic Company on the other side of the street. He heightened the building with one floor. The property was marked as No. 35 C on Christian Gedde's 1757 map of Christianshavn but later referred to as No. 35B. It was owned by general war commissioner Høyer in 1756. In 1790, No. 35B was acquired by Charles August Selby, an Englishman who had settled in Copenhagen in 1753 and set up his own trading company in 1777. Niels Brock Hansen The property was home to a single household at the 1801 census. Niels Brock Hansen (1765-1818), a merchant (''grosserer''), resided in the building with his wife Lene Maria Hansen (née Sommerfeldt, 1779–1847), their six children (aged one to nine), four office clerks, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holstein
Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany. Holstein once existed as the German County of Holstein (german: Grafschaft Holstein, links=no; 811–1474), the later Duchy of Holstein (german: Herzogtum Holstein, links=no; 1474–1866), and was the northernmost territory of the Holy Roman Empire. The history of Holstein is closely intertwined with the history of the Danish Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Slesvig, links=no). The capital of Holstein is Kiel. Holstein's name comes from the Holcetae, a Saxon tribe mentioned by Adam of Bremen as living on the north bank of the Elbe, to the west of Hamburg. The name means "dwellers in the wood" (Northern Low Saxon: ; german: Holzsassen, links=no). History Origins After the Migration Period of the Early Middle Ages, Holstein was adjacent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orupgård
Orupgaard is a manor house located east of Nykøbing and north of Idestrup on the Danish island of Falster. With a history dating from the 13th century, Orupgaard today manages over of farmland and forest as well as an equestrian facility at Brændte Ege Avlsgaard. History Early history Orupgaard is first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1231 as ''Oræthrop''. It consisted of a few small farms managed by Nykøbing Palace on behalf of the Crown. Around 1660, they were merged into one property. After Orupgaard was completely destroyed by fire in 1718, the land was leased out to farmers until 1766 when Christian Hincheldey bought the estate. In 1809, Hincheldey's widow sold it to the English baron Charles August Selby (1755–1823) who built a fine new manor which he left to his son Charles Borre de Selby."Orupgaards historie" , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bredeshave
Bredeshave is a former manor house located at Tappernøse, Næstved Municipality Denmark. The estate was established as a farm under Bækkeskov in 1786 and granted status of a manor in 1802. Its most notable former owner is Charles August Selby. It is now owned by a foundation and operated as a social institution. All the land has been sold. History Origins Bredeshave was originally a farm under Bækkeskov. A fruit garden was constructed on the site by Otto Christopher von Munthe af Morgenstierne in 1782. The main building wasz constructed for him in 1782. It was named after his father, Bredo von Munthe af Mogenstierne, who had created a garden at the site. In 1796, Bekkeskov and Bredeshave was sold to Charles August Selbye. In 1796, he was ennobled with rank of baron. 18th century In 1802, Bredeshave was sold to Georg Johannes Røbye. The estate was in the same time granted status of a manor. He sold the estate in 1805 and it then changed hands a number of times over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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