Sunday 6 March 2016

The Baroness of Barkisland?

All of the information below has been gathered from the public domain.

As we've seen before, in many less than positive reviews and discussions, some clients of Ernest Wilson are unhappy that the agency has failed to sell their business but still pursued them, often through the courts, for thousands of pounds in fees.

It's ironic then to find this 2012 article in the Sunday Times where Robert and Eve Williamson complain that they can't sell their mansion, Barkisland Hall (and that's despite the fact that it's been featured in The Wall Street Journal)!

Barkisland Hall was until recently advertised on Rightmove, where it's now shown as withdrawn from sale, but it's still on Zoopla, for sale at offers over £2m.



If you're worried about whether the Williamsons have been able to sell their mansion, sorry, we don't know, but Eve Williamson, a Kennel Club judge, is listed on the KC website as "Baroness E Williamson" of The Grange, Willow Court, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield. From a quick look at Google Streetview, it looks like it could be here.

As for Mrs Williamson's title, she's also been described as "Lady Eve Williamson" in this account of a garden party, although she doesn't appear, either as a Lady or a Baroness, on the UK Government House of Lords website or Debretts.