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Book of Hours owned and used by St.John ancestress Margaret Beauchamp (c1409-1482), with handwritten family records annotated. c. British Library

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Sir Walter St John (1622-1708), 3rd Bt, c1685

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Medium - oil on canvas

Measurements - H 73 x W 62 cm

On loan from the Walter St John Educational Trust, since 1967

Year:: c. 1685

Artist:: English School

Type:: Portrait

Location:: Staircase, Lydiard House

Owner:: Swindon Borough Council

Reference:: Lyd 1993/062

Copyright:: Lydiard House

Credit:: Friends of Lydiard Park

Last updated on:: Wednesday 8th September 2021

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