who owned the furniture manufacturing company Maple and Co. He was the proprietor of Foster's Farm for about twelve years and in about 1905 it was sold to the Dunn family who were residents for over 35 years. George Arthur Dunn (1865-1939) was an extremely wealthy businessman. He was the owner of the famous menswear company Dunn and Co which specialised in men's hats. In 1884 he married Lucy Day (1863-1939) and the couple had nine children who can be seen in the photo taken at “The Aubreys” in 1918. After he bought Foster's Farm he made substantial additions to it and renamed it “the Aubreys”. He was an advocate of the “back to the land” movement and “kitchen farming” which was very popular in England at the turn of the century and he bought over 1000 acres of land surrounding “the Aubreys”. He introduced some advanced farming methods into the area and was said to have one of the first combine harvesters in England. He bought the Branksome Dean Hotel in Bournemouth and developed it as a vegetarian establishment. He died in 1939 at “the Aubreys” and in 1946 the Dunn family sold the property. The sale notice was in The Times. In the 1960s the house became the Aubrey Park Hotel. The Tenants of Aubrey Park During the 19th Century when it was still called Foster's Farm there were several notable people who were tenants. The 1843 Tithe Map shows that John Beaumont was the resident at this time. He was the son of John Beaumont (1745-1815) and his wife Ann who had been tenant farmers at Flowers Farm which is nearby. After he died in 1851 Frederic Faircloth (18051880) became the resident farmer. In the 1861 Census shows that James Draper and his wife Sarah followed in the 1871 by George Saunders (1821-1907) and his wife Faith. The 1881 Census records George Farr (1845-1915) and his wife Jessie as the residents. The Farr family remained there as tenants until about 1905 when it was bought by the Dunn family. References External links Aubrey Park Hotel website Hotels in Hertfordshire Redbourn