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George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe

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decided that "so rare a treasure should neither be lost to our country nor desecrated by irreverent hands". Curzon made enquiries about buying the castle, but Cubitt did not wish to sell. However, after Cubitt's death, Curzon was able to make a deal with Cubitt's son; he bought the castle and its
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was part of the inheritance from his father; Cubitt lived in the mansion built by his father there until 1905, much of which has been taken up by a viticulture centre, spa hotel, restaurant and vineyard.
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Hansard shows he made 81 speeches or questions in Parliament, from 1863 to 1909, including contributing in four years of the 1890s and two years of the 1900s.
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more greatly restored parts of the castle. Its museum, design and authenticity make it a significant English tourist attraction.
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in 1885. One of the schoolhouses was named in his honour after his death. His wife's gift to the school was a
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lands in 1916. Curzon began a programme of investigation at Bodiam in 1919, and with architect
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states it is "a handsome stone church, with chancel, nave, and aisles in 13th-century style".
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and its 24 acres (9.7 ha) from Fuller's grandson in 1849, possibly local farmer Thomas
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Adelaide Laura Cubitt (died 3 November 1922) - married Richard Anthony Fuller-Maitland
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Upmarket street Ashcombe Road in Dorking is named after his peerage as is its amenity
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Beatrice Hayward Cubitt (died 12 February 1963) - married William Archibald Calvert
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of Dorking, in the County of Surrey and of Bodiam Castle, in the County of Sussex
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Mary Agnes Cubitt (died 6 February 1944) - married Rev. Edward Arthur Chichester
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He died on 26 February 1917 and was buried in the churchyard of St Barnabas's.
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George Cubitt funerary monument, St Barnabas's Church, Ranmore Common, Surrey
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Mildred Sophia Cubitt (died 9 March 1930) - married George William Tallents
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Stevens, Brent (23 October 2014), "Country seat of pleasure park king",
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Through his funds he founded a landmark, hilltop church of St Barnabas,
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Thomas Edmund Wilfred Cubitt (born 5 August 1859, died 17 May 1865)
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in 1880. He also served as Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion,
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Geoffrey George Cubitt (born 31 May 1854, died 6 June 1855)
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Index

The Right Honourable
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Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
Thomas Cubitt
PC
DL
Denbies House
Dorking
politician
Thomas Cubitt
Trinity College
Cambridge
BA
honorary MA
Conservative
MP
West Surrey
Epsom
Lords
Privy Counsellor
Royal West Surrey Regiment
counties
Surrey
Middlesex

Ranmore Common
George Gilbert Scott
churches built in Mole Valley

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