Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Scone Palace / ˈ s k uː n / is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Ancestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style in Scotland. Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an ...
From 1971 he was formally styled as Viscount Stormont. On 21 October 2015 he succeeded as Earl of Mansfield (created 1776 and 1792), Lord Scone (1604), Lord Balvaird, and Viscount of Stormont (1621). [4] [better source needed] In 1985, he married Sophia Mary Veronica Ashbrooke, and they had four children: [4]
William David Mungo James Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield, 7th Earl of Mansfield, DL, JP (7 July 1930 – 21 October 2015), styled Lord Scone until 1970, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.
Upload another image See more images Cross Of New Scone Junction Of Cross Street And Abbey Road, New Scone 56°24′56″N 3°24′21″W / 56.415671°N 3.4059°W / 56.415671; -3.4059 (Cross Of New Scone Junction Of Cross Street And Abbey Road, New Scone) Category B 18362 Upload Photo 11 Mansfield Road, New Scone 56°25′12″N 3°24′03″W / 56.419862°N 3.400834°W ...
He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Stirlingshire Militia from 1828 to 1855, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from 1852, hereditary keeper of Scone Palace, and Senior Member of the Carlton Club. He was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1843 and was for a time Senior Knight. By 1880s, Lord Mansfield had an estimated income of £45,000 a year. [2]
Scone Palace, south facade. Scone Palace / ˈ s k uː n / is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.Ancestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style in Scotland.
Scone (/ ˈ s k uː n / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Sgàin; Scots: Scone) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.
Mansfield appointed William Atkinson to undertake essential structural reinforcement to Kenwood house between 1803 and 1839. Although the Mansfields preferred to live at their Scottish seat, Scone Palace, which had also been previously rebuilt by William Atkinson. No. 37 Portland Place would have the same Adams facade as its twin No. 46-48 across.