Harlaxton Manor is a Victorian country house in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, England In 1831 he commissioned the Architects Anthony Salvin and William Burn to build the Mansion that is known as Harlaxton Manor, a process which took more than 20 years Its architecture combines elements of Jacobean and Elizabethan styles with Baroque decoration, makes it unique among England’s Jacobethan houses. Harlaxton is a Grade I listed building on the National Heritage List for England, and many other structures on the estate are also listed. The surrounding park and gardens are listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. It is now the British campus of the University of Evansville. A Grade I listed building is and I quote a building “Of exceptional architectural and or historical importance” a Grade II is similar with a slightly lower classification. So who was Gregory Gregory ? Gregory Gregory was born on the 9th October 1786 as Gregory Williams, but changed his name to Gregory Gregory after inheriting multiple estates from his uncle. He also inherited holdings in various coal, canal and railway companies. He was raised at Rempstone Hall in Nottinghamshire by his parents. Rempstone Hall was built in 1792. Gregory Williams was the only son of Olivia Preston (1758-1835) of Flasby Hall, Yorkshire and William Gregory Williams (1742-1814) Sadly there are no pictures anywhere of Gregory Gregory either in this magnificent house or online. Gregory was considered to be an Engima, not much is know about him, but we do know he had a passion for art In 1797 aged 11, he gained entrance to Rugby School in Warwickshire. In 1805 at the age of 19 he attended Christ Church College, Oxford as a commoner or ordinary fee-paying student, where he studied classics, Greek philosophy, and mathematics, yet, as was the style for many young gentlemen of his time, he did not obtain his degree and left after two years. He then joined the local militia and became a Major in the Second or Southwell Regiment, rising to Lieutenant Colonel in 1813. Gregory Gregory was also a fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and the Zoological Society of London, and in 1825, following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, he became the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. After moving into his newly constructed Harlaxton Manor in 1851, he died in 1854 before Harlaxton Manor was officially completed in 1855. During the Second World War, Harlaxton was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force as the officers’ mess for RAF Harlaxton and later to house a company of the 1st Airborne Division. Since 1970, Harlaxton Manor has been the home to Harlaxton College, part of the University of Evansville in Indiana, USA