Ribsden Holt

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Coordinates: 51°22′19″N 0°38′24″W / 51.372°N 0.640°W / 51.372; -0.640 Ribsden Holt is a former royal residence at Windlesham, Surrey, England that was the home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and Lady Patricia Ramsay. Today it is also called Ribsden Hall.

History[]

The house, set back behind a long drive, was built in the late 1870s for English lawyer Henry Cadogan Rothery. Following Rothery's death in 1888.[1][2][3] His widow Madelaine lived there until her death in October 1891. Richard Copley Christie, also an English lawyer, and his wife Mary Helen (daughter of Samuel Fletcher MP) bought the property around 1892. Christie died at Ribsden in January 1901 and his widow died there in February 1911.[4] Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll for a time from its sale by auction in 1911 until 1939.[5] After her residency, it was occupied by Lady Patricia Ramsay (and her husband, Sir Alexander Ramsay)[6] from 1939 until her death in 1974.[7][8] After her death, the house passed into private ownership.

References[]

  1. ^ The Times, 3 August 1888, p. 10
  2. ^ The Times, 6 August 1888, p. 9.
  3. ^ The Times, 8 August 1888, p. 9.
  4. ^ "Ribsden House". valleyend150.wordpress.com. 150 years at Valley End. March 26, 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hawksley, Lucinda (8 December 2015). Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise. Macmillan. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-250-05932-1. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ Warwick, Christopher (1980). Two Centuries of Royal Weddings. A. Barker. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-213-16739-4. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1952. p. 450. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Vickers, Hugo (5 March 2020). Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 777. ISBN 978-1-5293-1625-4. Retrieved 26 July 2021.


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