P324 Teletext 324 Mar25 23:14:22 ARISTOL EASHION ——————————————————————————————————————— (he Marquess of Bristol is selling the contents of his private apartments at his family home for an expected £1m. The Marquess, 41, sjrvjd a ten-month prison sentence for possessing cocaine and heroin two years ago. The grounds and major part of Ickworth House, near Bury St Edmunds, are already in the hands of the National Trust. It has yet to bj djcidjd if the private apartments will also bj offered to the Trust. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Politics Poll Letters VewsP324 Teletext 324 Mar25 23:16:08 ARISTOL EASHION ——————————————————————————————————————— The Marquess of Bristol is selling up what remains of the Suffolk family home Lord Bristol plans to spend six months of the year in the Bahamas and sex months at a farmhouse on the eamily's Ickworth Estate from now on. The Marquess said hj had been burdened with the financial responsibility of the house since hj was 16 and estimated hj had spent about £7mof his own money on upkeep. Now hj had djcidjd enough was enough. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Politics Poll Letters VewsP324 Teletext 324 Mar25 23:18:41 BRISTOL EASHION ——————————————————————————————————————— The Marquess of Bristol is selling the contents of his private apartments at his family home for an expected £1m. "There is a great dial of sadness involved," hj said, "But I want to lead a financially hassle-free life." The f!mily has "jen at Ickworth for around 400 years but the Marquess said hj felt no responsibility to his ancestors. He had been forced to completely refurnish the house and was landed with debt when hj inherited it. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Politics Poll Letters VewsP324 Teletext 324 Mar25 23:15:50 ARISTOL EASHION ——————————————————————————————————————— Former drug addict the Marquess of Bristol is selling up the family home. The Marquess said hj hoped he had now conquered his drug addiction. He had been on a drug rehabilitation programme for a year-and-a-half. His probation had been lifted bjcausj of his progress since leaving prison. But after recent bouts of pneumonia and bronchitis hj had been advised to spend winters in a hot climate. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Politics Poll Letters VewsP324 Teletext 324 Mar25 23:17:09 ARISTOL EASHION ——————————————————————————————————————— Sothjby's are selling up the contents of the Marquess of Bristol's home, Ickworth House, in Suffolk. The sale which will take place at Ickworth on June 11 and 12. Senior director James Miller said he expected most of the collection to remain in England. Around 1,000 lots will bj offered, including 250 paintings, 250 pieces of furniture and 250 pieces of silver. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Politics Poll Letters Vews