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Robert Berkeley (cricketer)
Captain Robert George Wilmot Berkeley, DL (23 April 1898 – 28 August 1969), served as High Sheriff of Worcestershire (1933/34), and from 1952 as a Deputy Lieutenant for the county. He also played first-class cricket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Captain Berkeley lived at Spetchley Park in Worcestershire before inheriting Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire from his 13th cousin, the 8th and last Earl of Berkeley, in 1942. Life Educated at Downside and the Oratory School, Berkeley served with the Westminster Dragoons in Palestine and on the Western Front during the First World War; he also served in the Second World War, Obituary. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1970. being promoted Captain while serving with the Royal Artillery. Appointed Deputy Master of the Berkeley Hunt in 1923, he served as its Joint Master from 1928 until his death. Cricket Berkeley played four first-class matches for Worcestershire soon after the First World War, his last, against Northa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warley Place
Warley Place is a nature reserve south of Brentwood in Great Warley, Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and the former garden structures are Grade II listed. The now demolished house was home to renowned horticulturalist Ellen Willmott. There is access next to the Thatchers Arms pub at the junction of Warley Road and Dark Lane. History of Warley Park At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century, the land at Warley Park was part of a larger estate that came into the ownership of the Gonson family. In 1627, the estate was split between four daughters as part of an inheritance, with the title of the manor of Great Warley going to Sir Richard Browne, the son of Thomasine, one of the daughters. Warley Place, which had been built in the early part of the 17th century was inherited by the Flemings, the heirs of another of the sisters. The estate would pass through several owners, with Thomas Adams commissioned James Gandon to remodel the hall in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
