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Lewd and rude. The Libertine and Lydiard
Put away Willy Wonka and his fantastic chocoholic following. Johnny
Mansfield Depp's dark portrayal of the 17th Century soldier, poet and pornogra-
pher Lord Rochester John Wilmot in the film The Libertine (18) gives
Begbie scandal a new meaning.
Wilmot, grandson of Sir John St
Associates Ltd John of Lydiard. was notorious in
the court of Charles II for his outra-
geous behaviour, hard drinking,
and turn of words which earned
him the reputation of being Eng-
GIVE land's first published pornographer.
As the film's promotional
strapline says. 'he didn't resist
YOURSELF temptation, he pursued it.'
See Rochester's portait and
learn more about Swindon's lech-
A GIFT erous son at Lydiard House.
Flight. actor Jon Preece in front of
Rochesters portrait at the Swin-
don Festival of Literature 2003
Review your mortgage
Lydiard's lakes revealed
before Christmas The landscape of Lydiard Park has changed dramatically since early
October, when the £5 million restoration project began.
and you could be making

a saving for 2006

We may be able to find you a lower interest rate.
You may have to pay an early repayment charge
to your existing lender if you remortgage.
Whether you're planning to move to a new house or to
remortgage your property, with over 17 years experience
providing mortgages in Swindon,
Mansfield Begbie Associates aim to provide
an excellent and personal service.
There may be a fee payable at completion for placing your
mortgage. The precise amount will depend on your Lakeside at Lydiard Coun Nick Martin
circumstances but we estimate it will be £300. and Keeper of the House, Sarah Finch-Crisp
However, no completion no fee. The trees, scrub and under- coming an ever more important
growth of 50 years have been re- place for Swindon.'
moved to reveal the extent of the Work has started on a five year
lower lake and the fetid swamp project to remove or coppice old
which was the upper lake is also and damaged trees, to be replaced
being cleaned out. by 400 native trees and a further
Visitors can now start to see the 11,000 in two new native wood-
grandeur of the St John family's lands within the park.
country home in its heyday. View the work and see the plans
Mansfield Begbie Associates arranges mortgages with The lake bed will remain a muddy when visiting the Christmas decora-
the majority of building societies and banks in the UK gash for some months until a new tions in the house, see page 23.
water control system is completed www.lydiardpark.org.uk
For free mortgage consultation and
next year when
further information, call us now.
the lake will be al- The house and its lake
Your home may be repossessed if you lowed to fill up from an 1808 engra ving
do not keep up repayments on your mortgage again. by John Nash
Chairman of
Swindon the Lydiard
Project Boar
772779 said he was im-
Nick Martin
pressed by the
changes. "Its
e: [email protected] beenwonderfulto '
www.mansfieldbegbie.co.uk see the plans and
all the explana ^
Mansfield Begbie Associates Limited is an appointed representative of
tions turned into ''- _
Legal & General Partnership Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority for advising on and arranging mortgages and insurance reality.
"Lydiard is be