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Dedication stone, Lydiard House, 1743

Dedication stone, Lydiard House, 1743
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Stone tablet in the attics of Lydiard House recording the remodelling of the building in the mid 18th Century. The inscription reads:

This House was

Rebuilt in AD: MDCCXLIII

by John Lord Viscount St John

who Married Anne the Daughter

and Coheiress of Sir Robert Furnese

Barronet of Waldershare

in the County of Kent.


Year:
1743
Type:
Other
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Last updated on:
Tuesday 31st August 2021

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The Stone in the Attics
The Stone in the Attics

The article concerns the date of the remodelling o...