The Windsor Castle Connection
When his father died, Urban Hanlon Broughton moved to England with his family.
They took up residence in Mayfair in 1909.
They also had a summer residence on the edge of Windsor great Park.
'Engleside' in Surrey, near Englefield Green.
When Urban .H. Broughton died in May 1929, his wife and two sons bestowed Runnymede meadow to the National Trust in memory of him.
The 183 acre site marks the place where King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, the site is still owned by the Trust and remains unspoilt parkland.
Towards Windsor - View from Cooper's Hill, Runnymede.
E.J. Niemann 1876
When Huttleston and Henry Broughton moved to Anglesey, it is reported that Cara Rogers their mother bought two oil paintings of views of Windsor as a birthday present for Huttleston.
This was the origins of a collection of painted views of Windsor that one can now see at Anglesey.
The collection houses around 100 paintings and nearly 1,000 prints and drawings all on this subject.
The earliest painting dates to c1620.
Windsor in the reign of James I.
British school 17th Century.
The connection with Windsor is also relevant during the Second World War.
Huttleston Broughton was a member of the 1st Life Guards, an army regiment assigned to the protection of the King, as a result the regiment was stationed at Windsor.
Today the collection serves as evidence for the development of Windsor castle and the Great Park over some 300 years of British history.
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