They later extended and improved this imposing building that stood beside the River Soar.

Harriet's mother was Elizabeth, the daughter of the rich American Isaac Royall.

When the nearby river[2] was canalised a plan was created to avoid the new canal coming into Wanlip.

Unlike many neighbouring manors, the Palmer family resisted the trend to sell off land.

In 1901, Archdale Palmer who owned the land died and his widow, Lady Augusta, lived on at Wanlip Hall until 1933.