Invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford estate in Devon. He treats tenant farmers fairly, earning respect as the new "Squire", unlike his predecessor.

Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrap-yard business. He soon becomes a much-respected "Squire" who is determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.—Martin Underwood <[email protected]>