“Yate” is a small community in South Gloucestershire, England, located in the far southwest of the Cotswold Hills. It is about 98 miles (160 km) due west from London. Yate Court is recognized in historical records back to 1086. For several generations prior to 1900, the Manor of Yate, as it was known, was owned by the Randolph family, who resided at Yate House. In the early 1900’s, with changes in the tax structure in England, it became much more difficult to manage large manors like Yate. In 1911, after the passing of Reverend William Cater Randolph, Henry de Beaumont Randolph, my great-grandfather, adapting to economic changes, auctioned off the Yate House Estate. Today, much as my great-grandfather did, we are adapting to economic changes and creating a new approach to conducting our traditional business.