Elizabeth Saye and Sele (nee Turner) 1741-1816
Elizabeth Lady Saye & Sele 1741-1816 before Ambrosden House by Thomas Beach 1738-1806 Elizabeth daughter of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bart. of Ambrosden and his wife Cassandra daughter of William Leigh of Adlestrop. Born 18.2.1741 married 1767 Thomas Twistleton 7th Baron Saye & Sele In the following year, 1768, Lord Saye and Sele sold Horsmans Place and other lands in Kent (his father had inherited these Twistleton estates in 1757), and this sale appears to have provided the money for a considerable amount of work which was carried out at Broughton over the next few years. This work consisted largely of redecorating much of the interior in the newly fashionable Gothick style: the hall was given a new ceiling, a small library was formed between the hall and the dining parlour; the long gallery was refurbished, the first-floor rooms between the hall and the chapel were redecorated, and a number of windows renewed. Lord Saye and Sele died by his own hand 1.7.1788; ...