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Gamekeeper and gun licences, 1888-1889

Gamekeeper and gun licences, 1888-1889
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There are 30 annual licences in the Lydiard House museum collection. These were granted by the Inland Revenue in 1888 and 1889 to the elderly Henry St.John, 5th Viscount Bolingbroke and two of his employees.

They include permission for his lordship to employ male servants; to keep carriages, dogs and to kill game.

Shown here are a Gamekeepers Licence issued to Henry Hiscocks and a gun licence to John Painter.

Year:
1888-1889
Type:
Certificate
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Saturday 9th July 2022

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Photograph of Henry Hiscocks, Dorothy Painter and dogs, Lydiard Park, early 20th Century
Photograph of Henry Hiscocks, Dorothy Painter and dogs, Lydiard Park, early 20th Century

An informal snapshot of Henry Hiscocks (previously...

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An Account of the Painter Family and their links with Lydiard Park, 1849-1988
An Account of the Painter Family and their links with Lydiard Park, 1849-1988

Mr Painter gives an account of his family history...

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Licence for One Carriage, Lydiard Park, 1889
Licence for One Carriage, Lydiard Park, 1889

Inland Revenue Licence issued to Visct Bolingbroke...

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