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Game Record Book 1875 - 1899

Game Record Book 1875 - 1899
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Game Record Book belonging to Henry St.John, 5th Viscount Bolingbroke (1820-1899).

The book contains the names of tenants and other local landowners on the various shoots in which quantities of game were shot.

The book is maintained by Lord Bolingbroke from 1875 until December 1898, when another hand records a final shoot in Park Coppice on December 13th 1899. The viscount had died on 14th November.

Year:
1875-1899
Author:
Henry 5th Vsct. Bolingbroke
Type:
Record Book
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Reference:
LYD 1994.72
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Friday 8th July 2022

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