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Worcestershire / Re: Whittington Hall, Worcester
« on: Saturday 27 May 17 11:54 BST (UK)  »
I should be  happy to send you the photos by e-mail,  but I have not yet worked out a way of sharing our e-mail addresses without also sharing them with the entire world.....

I will investigate further.

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Worcestershire / Re: Whittington Hall, Worcester
« on: Thursday 25 May 17 17:53 BST (UK)  »
Mr Hotchkiss never did manage to teach my Grandmother to drive, several collisions with large public buildings in Worcester eventually persuaded her to stop
However, she was a notorious back seat driver, 'Hotchkiss, Sound the Klaxon' has become a family tradition shouted in unison whenever we go round a bend.....
So your grandfather is remembered fondly to this day.

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Worcestershire / Re: Whittington Hall, Worcester
« on: Thursday 25 May 17 17:34 BST (UK)  »
Mr Hodgkiss was Mr and Mrs Rigden's chauffeur.  He taught several of my aunt's to drive and we have photographs of him with them. 
They had a series of Lanchester cars, a car that was made in Birmingham and therefore infinitely superior to Rolls Royce....
Mr Rigden certainly did live with him in the Lodge at some point during the war as my Aunt remembers visiting them and remarking on the large spade kept at the side of the room - for the rats. 
This was a source of some amusement as grandfather had always previously maintained there were no rats on his property

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Worcestershire / Re: Whittington Hall, Worcester
« on: Thursday 27 April 17 18:09 BST (UK)  »
In 1939 Whittington Hall was the home of Edward Fownes Rigden, MD of the Fownes factory in Worcester, now an hotel,  and his family.  It was requisitioned by the army and  used as maternity home  for ATS.
During the War Mrs Rigden lived with one of her married daughters, while Edward himself remained in the lodge with Mr Hotchkiss and his wife, where he could keep an eye on his house and grounds.
The Hall was returned to Mr Rigden in 1946, and sold to the Blind College for £7,000.
A few years later they sold it to the Midland Electricity Board

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The Common Room / Re: Descendants of Sir William Chambers
« on: Monday 26 September 11 18:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: bookworm3498 on Saturday 23 April 11 02:14 BST (UK)
Looking for the link (if there is one) between Sir William Chambers, born 1723, died 1796, and George Chambers (no further info), father of Alexander Chambers who married Ellen Turner in 1863.  Can anyone help please?  Bookworm 3498
George Chambers son of Sir W Chambers married Hon Jane Rodney, dtr of admiral lord rodney,  in 1784.  There were 9 children,  one girl Jane, and 8 sons - montague. augustus, frederic, auriol, courtenay, newton, william rodney and george.(1786)  Not all were George's children -  George sued Jane's seducer for damages . A deed of separation was signed in 1798, and Sir WC Will( 1795) leaves money only to George's legitimate children.....

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