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1Harry Shelvoke — was one of the founding members of the British coachbuilding and engineering company Shelvoke and Drewry. He was one of the last members to bear a family name that is documented to have become extinct in modern times (the last person bearing that …
2Victoria Medal of Honour — (VMH) is awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society to leading figures in United Kingdom horticulture, and is the highest accolade in British gardening. It is awarded to those who are deemed by the Society s Council to be deserving of special… …
3Sir Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet — Sir Emil Hugo Oscar Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet c1863 1933, was a British shipbuilder, shipowner, and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was named after his father but preferred to be known simply as Robert Ropner Jnr.His father, EHO Robert… …
4Nathaniel Mills & Sons — Silver Castle top card case showing Royal Exchange 1845 …
