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Biography: Mansel, Lucy

Lucy Mansel (third from left) with Dowell and Mansel nieces and nephews

Lucy Mansel (third from left) with Dowell and Mansel nieces and nephews

Lucy Mansel, seen here with her nieces and nephews in the grounds of Yatton estate, purchased the property in 1884. She and members of her family renovated the house and landscaped the gardens.

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Jinty Rorke. 'Mansel, Lucy', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2721/lucy-mansel-third-from-left-with-dowell-and-mansel-nieces-and-nephews (accessed 4 June 2026).