Thomas William Coke, the Norfolk landlord, was a legend in his own
lifetime as a man dedicated to progressive reforms in agriculture
and to the improvement of the conditions of his tenants. His
Holkham estate was set up as a fine example to be followed by
farmers and landlords alike. This book deals with the work of both
Thomas William Coke and his son, their agents and their tenants at
Holkham through the nineteenth century and into the early years of
the twentieth. It shows how far even the most dynamic landlord
needed a progressive tenantry and how far the tenantry relied on
the landlord for the provision of good farm buildings and other
capital expenditure. The building work of the estate in the
erection of both farms and cottages is studied in detail. The aim
of the book is to show life and work on the Holkham estate both
from the landlord's point of view and from that of the tenant
farmer and cottager.
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