Bagot family of Levens Hall, Westmoreland. A large well illustrated album kept by Alicw Mary, duaghter of Lt. Colonel Josceline Bagot.

The large [15 x 11  x 2½ ins] photograph and annotated album is sturdily bound in grained rose coloured full leather with the initials A.M.B. in gilt to the upper board, all edges are gilt and the binding is by PARKINS & GOTTO, OXFORDSHIRE . The blank before the first page has the compiler’s name Alice Mary Bagot 1908. The first 17 thick card leaves are filled on both sides with photographs, cards, notes of the places visited and the people attending thee numerous visits, all dated and mainly lastimg around a week. Some of the locations, with dates and some of those present are:

20 South Eaton Place, S.W. June & July 1908.Mrs Charles Bagot, Alice Bagot, Sir Robert & Lady Lucas, Miss Muriel White, Mr Selwyn MacGregor Grier, Mr R. J. Synge, Capt.Josceline Bagot, Honble. Carea Curzon. [for the International Horse Show.

Lancing Manor July 11-13 1908. Mr & Mrs Carr-Lloyd, Mrs Featherstonehaugh, Alice Bagot

Guy’s Cliffe, Warwick July 18-28 Lord & Lady Algernon Percy, . W. Percy Esqre., Mr & Mrs J. Heber Percy, Miss Violet Lakin

Arbury Hall, Nuneaton July 18-25  F. A Newdegate, Hon Mrs Newdegate, Col. George Newdigate, Miss Maxwell, Hon Mrs Newnham, Mrs & Miss Compton-Bracebridge, Miss C. Ruxton, Revd. Ernest Bridgeman, Mr Hamilton J. Bunbury,  Sir Grey Skipwith Bart., Mjor Hicks-Beach, Mr W. Chauncey Cartwright,Mr & Mrs Parker Jervis, Sir Thomas & Lady Barlow.

Alnwick Castle Sept. 22 1908. Duke & Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Mary Percy, Lady Muriel Percy, Lord William Percy, Mr & Mrs Josceline Heber Percy, Lady Hatherton & Hon. Edith Littleton, Colonel & Mrs Malthus, Miss Alexander, Mr Stafford Howard & MissAlianne Howard.

North Perrott Manor, Crewkerne May 9 -16 1909. Mr  & Mrs Hoskyns

Levens Hall, Kendal

As well as illustrations of the houses visited [often by postcards] theee are some interesting invitations and other ephemera, including an admission ticket to the 1910 Corontion. Elsewhere in our inventory you can see a good cabinet card photograph of Lt. Colonel Josceline Bagot in uniform. You will find this by puting Bagot in the search box top left on the home page. If wanted this will included with the sale of the album at a reduced price of £100.  The album is very heavy so will be expensive to post abroad. may12/1

Provenance: Acquired privately from a descendant of Alice Mary Bagot [later Vincent-Jones].