fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, ðə ʃˈuːɾɪŋ lˈiːs wʌz tˈeɪkən baɪ dʒˈɑːn bˈʊlʌf wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ɐ tˈɛkstaɪlmˈɪl ˈoʊnɚ fɹʌm lˈæŋkəʃɚ.
From 1879, the shooting lease was taken by John Bullough (1838–1891), a textile-mill owner from Lancashire.