Stories

Over the centuries Bruce Castle has seen many colourful characters and radical residents come and go, all leaving their mark.

It is a place full of stories - from the families and servants who lived in the house.

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Bruce Castle by Susan Shipley, 1824

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Henrietta Townsend and the challenges she faced to become Lady of the Manor.

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Political refugee Charles Jarworski and others who found sanctuary.

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The Hankin family, whose connection to the building lasted nearly a century.

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John Gedeney - who he was and where you can still find his name in Tottenham.