Frank Green

Frank Green (c.1861 – 1954), son of Sir Edward Green, 1st Baronet, a Yorkshire ironmaster and Mary Lycett, was a British industrialist. His father, Edward Green was a Conservative politician and wealthy industrialist.

Frank Green restored the Treasurer's House York, between 1897 and 1930, before giving it to the National Trust.^[1]

Green was one of the most significant collectors and antiquarians of his day. Green rebuilt the Treasurer's House as a series of rooms to display his collection in different historical periods. He is said to have been obsessively tidy, to the extent that he had glass fronts placed on cupboards to check they were properly arranged inside and he would inspect the kitchen in the middle of the night. Visitors to the house in York can still see the metal studs which he placed in the floor to mark the position of furniture.^[2] In 1928 Green purchased Ashwick House, Dulverton, Somerset. He moved to Exmoor in 1930 and took as active interest in running the Ashwick Estate, which extended to several hundred acres of farmland. In those days 20 resident staff ran the house and it was regularly used for lavish entertaining. To provide for entertainment of the staff, a miniature theatre was constructed in the grounds.^[3] He died in 1954 at the age of 93. He was described as "an Edwardian who had long outlived his time".^[4]

See also

• Riegler, Shax (January 2009). "The 'It' chair". The Magazine Antiques. Retrieved 12 April 2009. 

References

1. ↑ "RHS Bibliography - Frank Green's restoration of Treasurer's House, York". www.rhs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
2. ↑ "The National Trust - Treasurer's House". www.visityork.org. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
3. ↑ "Ashwick House, Dulverton, Somerset". www.ashwickhouse.com. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
4. ↑ "Chance to see a rustic gem". www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-18.