All across The west coast of England, new estates were built, or old ones bought and remodelled, as a direct result of slavery. From the late 1600s to the early 1900s, it is estimated that one-sixth of Britain’s country houses were bought by businessmen whose fortunes were sourced from colonial trade. The sugar barons made the most money, but it was also the moneylenders, the investors, the chain-makers and the ship-builders that boomed The Villge where I live is a good example, all the large houses and estates now split up were built and owned by Bristol Merchants & Families linked to the Slave Trade during these times