The Stately Homes Of England, Noel Coward 1899-1973.

A whimsical & ironical look at how the 'landed gentry' were often impoversished & unable to upkeep their lavish estates. Cripling inheritance tax & their sources of income either becoming outdated, or illegal (like the slave trade, all made such properties untenable. Released in 1938, how was Coward able to put the the line: "The lavatory makes you fear the worst" on record? Simple, the true definition is a washing place, but you have to admire his cheek! Played on my HMV 104, their smallest table top gramophone.

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