'William Casterman and sons. Agents to the Marquis of Anglesey, 1814-1854' in C Beardmore, S King & G Monks (eds), The Land Agent in Britain. Past, present and future
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- Author(s) Beardmore, Carol
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 2016
- Pages pp87-106
- Publisher Cambridge Scholars Press
- Place Published Newcastle upon Tyne
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Focuses on the Dorset and Somerset estates of Lord Anglesey which were managed by William Casterman and subsequently by his sons. Deals with the estates, the career of Casterman and the very wide ranging services his family provided. Undertakes 'a detailed survey of the socio-economic and political roles that he fulfilled for what was essentially an absentee landowner' focusing on his role in 'estate improvements and repairs, the intricacies of managing a political borough and the problems created by economic distress, extreme poverty and the Swing Riots'