Hurstly
Description:
New house used possibly as a second home by William Eustace Firth (1862-1923), carpet manufacturer of Heckmondwike in Yorkshire. The Firths were at Heckmondwike in 1911, but the Firths are listed in the directories as the residents of Hurstly 1903-1923. Firth endowed Lymington Cottage Hospital and when Mrs Firth died in 1937 her estate was £46,106 gross, net personalty £38,242, and she left £500 to the endowment fund.
Date: 1898
Last import: August 15, 2017