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PeriodLocationReference On MapsReason
1916 Heytesbury House, Heytesbury Wiltshire v DW was billeted at the house in World War I


Heytesbury House

Heytesbury House

DW was billeted at Heytesbury House in the summer of 1916, and later used it and the surrounding countryside as the backdrop for part of 'The Devil Rides Out'.

Formerly the home of the Sassoon family, it was gutted by fire in 1996 and is now a small number of luxury apartments.

References :
'Officer and Temporary Gentleman' pp 118-131.
Phil Baker p 103

See the Report on the 2012 Field Trip to Salisbury Plain for further details of Heytesbury and other places with DW connections in the surrounding area