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Temple at St Paul's Walden Bury
A home of the Bowes-Lyon family, St Paul's Walden Bury is best known for its connection to the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
One of her childhood homes, it was shown on her birth certificate as the location where she was born as daughter to the Earl of Strathmore on 4th August 1900.
In fact, it is now thought that she was born in London.
It is not known why the Earl might have decided to falsify the location on the certificate. Perhaps he didn't want to be delayed in London registering the birth or perhaps he just thought it seemed nicer if she was born here.
It is however certain that The Queen Mother was christened in St Paul's Walden church.
St Paul's Walden Bury was also the location at which Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon finally accepted Prince Albert's (the future King George VI) proposal of marriage.
The Queen Mother would return here frequently throughout her life.
The house is built of red brick with stone dressings and slate roofs in the early 18th century for Edward Gilbert (1680-1762). His daughter Mary married George Bowes of Gibside, Durham, and the estate has been in the possession of the Bowes-Lyon family since 1720. It is a Grade II* listed building.
St Paul's Walden Bury has a Grade I listed landscape garden, laid out in the early 18th century, covering about 50 acres. Long avenues lead to temples, statues, lake and ponds.
The gardens are open to the public under the National Garden Scheme on several dates during spring and summer each year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Walden_Bury
Temple at St Paul's Walden Bury
A home of the Bowes-Lyon family, St Paul's Walden Bury is best known for its connection to the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
One of her childhood homes, it was shown on her birth certificate as the location where she was born as daughter to the Earl of Strathmore on 4th August 1900.
In fact, it is now thought that she was born in London.
It is not known why the Earl might have decided to falsify the location on the certificate. Perhaps he didn't want to be delayed in London registering the birth or perhaps he just thought it seemed nicer if she was born here.
It is however certain that The Queen Mother was christened in St Paul's Walden church.
St Paul's Walden Bury was also the location at which Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon finally accepted Prince Albert's (the future King George VI) proposal of marriage.
The Queen Mother would return here frequently throughout her life.
The house is built of red brick with stone dressings and slate roofs in the early 18th century for Edward Gilbert (1680-1762). His daughter Mary married George Bowes of Gibside, Durham, and the estate has been in the possession of the Bowes-Lyon family since 1720. It is a Grade II* listed building.
St Paul's Walden Bury has a Grade I listed landscape garden, laid out in the early 18th century, covering about 50 acres. Long avenues lead to temples, statues, lake and ponds.
The gardens are open to the public under the National Garden Scheme on several dates during spring and summer each year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Walden_Bury