Devon, Clovelly church
Christine Hamlyn daughter of Colonel Henry Hamlyn Fane, wife of Frederick Hamlyn 52 years owner of Clovelly, died 12th November 1936 aged 80
Let us thank God for the life of Christine Hamlyn , her radiant personality, the warmth & generosity of her friendship, her ever vigilant protection of the beauty & well being of her beloved Clovelly, and for her simplicity, sincerity & loyalty of her Christian faith"
Christine Louisa Hamlyn Fane was born in 1855, the daughter of Lt. Col. Henry Hamlyn Fane and his wife Susan. She inherited the Clovelly estate in 1884 and married Frederick Gosling five years later; they both took the surname Hamlyn. She was an iconic Lady of the Manor and was responsible for major renovations of the Clovelly cottages. Her annual Christmas gifts to her tenants are mentioned in the local press; haunches of venison were frequently given. It is said that, if she found rubbish on the cobbled street, she would push the offending item with her cane until it reached the nearest door. She would then open the door and tap the litter inside. When she died in 1936, the villagers mourned her passing. As she was childless, the estate passed to her niece Betty.
The current owner is the Hon. John Rous her great grand-nephew.
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Church of All Saints, Clovelly Devon
Devon, Clovelly church
Christine Hamlyn daughter of Colonel Henry Hamlyn Fane, wife of Frederick Hamlyn 52 years owner of Clovelly, died 12th November 1936 aged 80
Let us thank God for the life of Christine Hamlyn , her radiant personality, the warmth & generosity of her friendship, her ever vigilant protection of the beauty & well being of her beloved Clovelly, and for her simplicity, sincerity & loyalty of her Christian faith"
Christine Louisa Hamlyn Fane was born in 1855, the daughter of Lt. Col. Henry Hamlyn Fane and his wife Susan. She inherited the Clovelly estate in 1884 and married Frederick Gosling five years later; they both took the surname Hamlyn. She was an iconic Lady of the Manor and was responsible for major renovations of the Clovelly cottages. Her annual Christmas gifts to her tenants are mentioned in the local press; haunches of venison were frequently given. It is said that, if she found rubbish on the cobbled street, she would push the offending item with her cane until it reached the nearest door. She would then open the door and tap the litter inside. When she died in 1936, the villagers mourned her passing. As she was childless, the estate passed to her niece Betty.
The current owner is the Hon. John Rous her great grand-nephew.
thehistoryinterpreter.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/100daysofb...
Church of All Saints, Clovelly Devon