Ravenscroft (Cleddon Hall), cave in garden
Ravenscroft (now called Cleddon Hall), Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, birthplace of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author. Seen here is an artificial cave in the garden where Russell's parents, Lord and Lady Amberley, were buried in 1876 and 1874 respectively, together with their daughter Rachel. Some time later, Lord Amberley's parents had the remains transferred to the family vault in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies, Buckinghamshire
Picture No
13460124
Media ID
45787181
Size
4431px x 2913px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/David Lewis Hodgson
Source
Photograph by David Lewis Hodgson
Date
circa 1960s
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