Richard Chandler (died 1810) was a wealthy

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 Wi ...

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. In 1750, he had

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 w ...

built for him in Constitution Walk, Gloucester, now a grade II* listed building. The house remained in the Chandler family until 1876. He was one of the original subscribers to the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in 1792. His will is held by the National Archives in Kew.Will of Richard Chandler, Woolstapler of Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
National Archives. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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