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Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe

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287: 108:. They dedicated their lives to the restoration of the estate; over the following 25 years the couple fully restored the interior and exterior of the derelict mansion. Lord Iliffe was deeply interested in the arts and architecture, and their restoration of Basildon Park drew inspiration from a wide circle of friends including Winton Aldridge, 127:
Following the donation of Basildon Park to the National Trust, Lord and Lady Iliffe remained as tenants, eventually converting the mansion's former laundry wing into a self-contained house. Lord Iliffe died on 15 February 1996. His wife died at Basildon in 2007 at the age of 90.
381: 56:, Iliffe served as an RAF intelligence officer. After the cessation of hostilities, he returned to the family business. The family owned the controlling interests in newspapers in 361: 49:, in 1960. As the Iliffe's marriage was childless, on Langton Iliffe's death, in 1996, the title passed to his nephew, Robert Peter Richard Iliffe, 3rd Baron Iliffe (b. 1944). 411: 401: 391: 396: 366: 332: 224: 376: 406: 371: 252: 20: 298: 243: 325: 269: 78: 109: 19:(25 January 1908 – 15 February 1996), generally known as Langton Iliffe, was a British peer. He was the son of 233: 386: 318: 356: 351: 117: 101: 220: 113: 302: 286: 27: 137: 85: 72: 66: 39: 121: 345: 105: 93: 31: 259: 53: 46: 116:. On the completion of the restoration, Iliffe presented the house with a large 57: 97: 83:
The Iliffes were also part owners of the British national newspaper, the
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Published in the Daily Telegraph 15 Sep 2007. Accessed 1 July 2010.
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The Times, Friday, Dec 09, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48173; col D
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and his wife, Charlotte, daughter of Henry Gilding.
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The 1st Baron Iliffe
Mauritian
French
best man
Winton Aldridge
Baron Iliffe
World War II
Birmingham
Coventry
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Mail
Coventry Evening Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Basildon Park
Palladian
Reading, Berkshire
Thames Valley
Ronald Tree
Graham Sutherland
endowment
National Trust
Yattendon Group
The peerage.com
ISBN
978-1-84359-010-1
Obituary of Renee, Lady Iliffe
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Edward Iliffe
Baron Iliffe
Robert Iliffe

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