The grounds also includes three interconnected artificial lakes.
The ballroom under the lake at Witley Park.
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James Whitaker Wright was born in Stafford, in 1846.
Despite the profits his companies made, Wright never paid back a penny to his investors.
The good times were short lived though.
Wright made some bad decisions and lost all of his fortunes.
And once again the greens started rolling in.
Wright bought the estate of Lea Park in 1890.
He began aggressively acquiring the surrounding land until his estate in the Haslemere and Hindhead area approached 9,000 acres.
In the middle of this lake, and just below the waters surface, was his proudest creationthe ballroom.
At the top of the dome, stands a large statue of Neptune that poke out of the water.
At night, when the room lit up it created a brilliant display in the water underneath Neptune.
And what happened to the man who built this?
The remainder of the estate was divided into plots and sold off.
The estate is currently owned by Sir Raymond and Lady Brown.
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Sources:Daily Mail/Wikipedia/BBC/Sometimes Interesting
