Photograph of presentation of 1624 Letters Patent in c 1984
Hidden Content, Images, Videos and Documents
The photograph records the presentation to Lydiard Park of Letters Patent creating Oliver Lord St.John of Bletsoe 1st Earl of Bolingbroke in 1624.
The James 1st charter certifies the granting of the earldom to Oliver on 28th December 1624 and was gifted to the Borough of Thamesdown (Swindon) by The Friends of Lydiard Tregoz in c1984. At the same time the Friends also presented the borough with an associated volume of pedigrees and genealogical information prepared by Sir Richard St. George to mark the creation of the earldom (The Grandison Book).
Left to Right:
Dr Arnold Taylor, President of The Friends of Lydiard Tregoz
Revd. Brian Carne, Friends founder & editor of the Reports
Cllr Arthur Miles, Mayor of Swindon
Mrs Miles, Mayoress
The St.Johns of Bletsoe in Bedfordshire were descended from the senior line of the St.John family and those in Wiltshire, the junior.
- Years:
- 1983-1985
- 1624
- Type:
- Photograph
- Location:
- Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre (Brian Carne Archive)
- Owner:
- Friends of Lydiard Park
- Copyright:
- Friends of Lydiard Park
- Last updated on:
- Monday 27th December 2021
