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unusual facts about Claude I. Bakewell


Claude I. Bakewell

Bakewell was elected as a Republican to the 80th United States Congress in 1946.


All Saints Church, Bakewell

It is used for, amongst other things, concerts by Bakewell Choral Society and the annual Commemoration service of Lady Manners School when they staff and pupils give thanks to Grace, Lady Manners, for founding their school in 1636.

In the Vernon Chapel (off the South aisle) there are several magnificent tombs: Sir Thomas Wendesley (killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403; John Vernon of Haddon Hall, who died in 1477; and Sir George Vernon and his two wives.

There is also a monument to their son, George Manners and his wife Grace.

Holme Hall, Bakewell

When Francis Gisborne died in 1881 the estate passed to his brother William Gisborne.


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