Gilston Park

He bought the property on which a very old house stood and demolished it leaving only the porch which is still present today.

[3] John was a very wealthy land owner who held numerous properties in various counties as well as a house in Hyde Park, London.

It has been described as “a model Victorian estate”[7] John died in 1882 and William inherited the house.

[8] His eldest son by his first marriage was Arthur Salvin Bowlby and it was he who inherited the house when Edward died in 1902.

Arthur Salvin Bowlby (1872-1932) continued running the property as a farming estate.

Arthur was a personal friend of the famous painter Philip de László who frequently stayed at Gilston Park.

Arthur died in 1932 and his son Francis Edward Salvin Bowlby became the owner.