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[Bookplate for Ditton Park]
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| Title | [Bookplate for Ditton Park] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | This heraldic bookplate consists of an escutcheon, argent (silver), divided per pale. The left armorial is charged with three fusils, gules (red). The right armorial has a chief, azure (blue), the charged with three mullets. The lower half is charged with a crowned heart, possibly a preperesentation of a Claddagh. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : burin engraving ; 3.3 x 3.6 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | Ditton Park |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Notes | An estate located in Slough, Buckinghamshire , England. Though date of ownership of bookplate is unknown, Ditton Park has been the residence of several notable figures in British history. Winwood, Sir Ralph (1562/3'1617), diplomat and secretary of state, held offices in the last years of his life, and after his death his son Richard, an MP for New Windsor intermittently between 1641 and 1681, eventually purchased the estate. At one time, Ditton Park also belonged to the family of John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1866'1929), was a noted "promoter of motoring." (It remained in the Montagu family until purchased in 1917 to house the Admiratly Compass Observatory). It was also used for radio research, and eventually the Radio Research Station was established ; notable physisist Sir (William John) Granville Beynon (1914'1996) worked there. It was again sold to Computer Associates International Inc. in the early 1990s).
References:
1) "Ditton Park." (2007 August 9) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditton_Park, 24 Oct 2007.
2) M. Greengrass, "Winwood, Sir Ralph (1562/3-1617)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, online ed. Oct 2006 [ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29783 , accessed 23 Oct 2007]
3) Richard A. Storey, 'Montagu, John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-, second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1866-1929)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32879, accessed 23 Oct 2007]
4) John Meurig Thomas, 'Beynon, Sir (William John) Granville (1914-1996)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/62020, accessed 23 Oct 2007] |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR SL I D588 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_SL_I_D588 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR SL I D588 |
| Date Available | 2007 |
| Publisher - Digital | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
| Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca |
| Transcript | Ditton Park |
| DOI | 1.0215308 |
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