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Wool-stapler
A wool-stapler is a dealer in wool. The wool-stapler buys wool from the producer, sorts and grades it, and sells it on to manufacturers. Some wool-staplers acquired significant wealth, such as Richard Chandler of Gloucester (England) who built Winston Hall in 1750. Staples "Staple" in this particular context means a market. Before the 17th century a staple was also a particular type of market, "a place appointed by royal authority, in which a body of merchants had exclusive right of purchase of certain goods destined for export". The now best known English staple was at Calais but in medieval times there were, at various times, many others throughout the kingdoms of England and Ireland and the facing coast of the Low Countries The term Low Countries, also known as the Low Lands ( nl, de Lage Landen, french: les Pays-Bas, lb, déi Niddereg Lännereien) and historically called the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlanden), Flanders, or Belgica, is a coastal lowland region in N .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Hall
Winston Hall, also known as Constitution House, is a grade II* listed building in Constitution Walk, off Bell Lane, in the city of Gloucester, England. It was built in 1750 as a townhouse for Richard Chandler (wool-stapler), Richard Chandler, a wealthy wool-stapler, and remained in the Chandler family until 1876 when it became a school for young ladies. Gloucester History Festival. Retrieved 1 December 2018. In 1883, it became the clubhouse for the Gloucester branch of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party and is now a private member's club known as the Constitution Club. References External links Grade II* listed houses Grade II* listed buildings in Gloucestershire Houses in Gloucestershire Commercial buildings completed in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
