, built by Bucknall in 1881–3. Bucknall was a member of the Estcourts of
Estcourt, an influential old family, in the counties of
Gloucester and
Wiltshire, but born in London, where his father, William Bucknall of
Crutched Friars, was Commodore of the
Royal Thames Yacht Club. Shortly after he arrived in South Australia around 1860 In 1878, Bucknall and
Arthur Harvey (later to be his parliamentary colleague) formed the Grange Land and Investment Company to develop the suburb of
The Grange. The business prospered, and he became a wealthy man. In 1883, he built a magnificent mansion, "Estcourt House," on the seafront between The Grange and
Glanville. He and Mrs. Bucknall went on a visit to England. While they were away, the land boom turned to bust, and with the failure of the
Commercial Bank of South Australia in 1886, he lost much of his fortune. as a colleague of
W. H. Bean, and was elected for another three years in 1884 with Arthur Harvey (died 25 January 1902) with a break 1885–1886 while he visited England for his health.
Civic life Bucknall was Mayor of
Hindmarsh in 1881, 1882, and 1883, a position he filled with distinction. ==Other interests==