Michael Treichl, 69, who owned Parnham House in Beaminster, Dorset, died "having suffered severe depression", a spokesman, on behalf of his family, said. The blaze at the family home happened in ...

Michael Treichl, 69, who owned Parnham House in Beaminster, Dorset, was arrested on suspicion of arson soon after the fire in April. He was found dead in Switzerland in June, Dorset Police said.

So inspired was William Barnes by Beaminster that he lyricised to the town: 'Sweet Be'mi'ster, that bist a-bound By green and woody hills all round, Wi' hedges, reachen up between A thousand vields ...

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