David Parr, born in Chesterton, Cambridge, lost his mother to phthisis in 1860, and his father, a labourer, went to prison in 1858 after stealing a pig while under the influence of alcohol Two ...

David Parr, who worked for a firm used by 19th Century master craftsmen, covered his Cambridge home with lavish ... worked in the hall, drawing room and dining room. She said: "I found myself ...