▁the ▁Bla ise ▁Castle ▁Est ate ▁at ▁Hen bury . ▁This ▁was ▁originally ▁property ▁of ▁Thomas ▁F arr , ▁but ▁F arr ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁following ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁The ▁estate ▁then ▁changed ▁hands ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁times ▁until ▁Har ford ' s ▁father ▁eventually ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁buildings . ▁John ▁Har ford ▁the ▁E lder ▁had ▁a ▁plain ▁but ▁substantial ▁house ▁built ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁landscape ▁architect ▁Hum ph ry ▁Re pton ▁to ▁lay ▁out ▁the ▁grounds . ▁Re pton ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁of ▁John ▁Nash , ▁whom ▁Har ford ▁commission ed ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁c ott ages , ▁Bla ise ▁Ham let , ▁as ▁homes ▁for ▁his ▁retired ▁servants . ▁Nash ▁created ▁sketch es ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages , ▁which ▁George ▁Re pton ▁built . ▁Diam ond ▁C ott age ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁extremely ▁pictures que ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁c ott ages . ▁John ▁Har ford ▁the ▁E lder ▁patron ised ▁Hann ah ▁More ' s ▁schools ▁in ▁Som erset ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁he ▁also ▁acquired ▁the ▁Peter well ▁estate ▁at ▁L amp eter , ▁making ▁the ▁purchase ▁joint ly ▁with ▁his ▁younger ▁brothers . ▁It ▁was ▁previously ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁father - in - law , ▁Richard ▁Hart ▁Davis , ▁who ▁had ▁built ▁c . 1 8 1 2 ▁a ▁house ▁within ▁its ▁bounds . ▁The ▁estate ▁desc ended ▁to ▁his