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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Photograph of Vernon St.John as an infant, 1899

Photograph of Vernon St.John as an infant, 1899
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Studio portrait of Vernon Henry St.John in 1899 aged 3 years, heir of Henry Mildmay St.John, 5th Viscount Bolingbroke.

Vernon and his two elder brothers, Henry and Charles, lived in Gay Street Bath and later Russel Street, until Lord Bolingbroke's death in 1899. The old viscount had kept his marriage to his former housekeeper, Mary Emily Howard, a secret. The existence of a legitimate heir caused considerable surprise to the family and a national scandal.

This photograph belonged to Vernon St. John and was generously gifted to The Friends of Lydiard Park by a former friends of his, Anne Barr, in 2023.

Year:
c. 1899
Photographer:
W. Hellis Davis, 34 Gay Street Bath
Type:
Photograph
Owner:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
Pete Melsom
Last updated on:
Friday 16th August 2024

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