Britain's lost Downtons revealed: The majestic historic mansions that were demolished to make way for the bypasses and housing estates of modern life
- Nearly a third of nation's grand houses are no longer standing
- Since WWII, about 1,000 country mansions have been demolished
- Factors for demise include war, death duties... and reckless owners
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During the 1970's Rutland also lost a few grand home.none of them are shown in their article.
