▁of ▁Cre we ▁Hall ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁estate ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁Staff ord shire ▁and ▁Le ic esters hire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁greatest ▁land owner ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁. ▁At ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁total ▁r ents ▁were ▁estimated ▁at ▁£ 3 7 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁He ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁relatively ▁bene vol ent ▁land l ord , ▁re building ▁far ms , ▁providing ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁end ow ing ▁schools . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁he ▁paid ▁more ▁compens ation ▁to ▁ten ant ▁far mers ▁whose ▁her ds ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁cattle ▁pl ague ▁out break ▁than ▁was ▁required ▁by ▁law . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁many ▁char itable ▁g ifts , ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁Sand bach ▁where ▁he ▁don ated ▁his ▁income ▁as ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁board , ▁gave ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁market ▁hall , ▁and ▁ere cted ▁a ▁drink ing ▁f ount ain . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁rapid ▁change : ▁when ▁he ▁inherited ▁the ▁estate , ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Cre we ▁Hall ▁park ▁was ▁coun tr ys ide ▁with ▁scattered ▁far ms ; ▁by ▁his ▁death ▁it ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁major ▁railway ▁centre ▁of ▁Cre we . ▁He ▁un success fully ▁opposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁Silver