Images Dated 4th October 2019

The Countess Spencer

Charlotte Frances Frederica Spencer, Countess Spencer VA (n?Seymour) (1835 1903), daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour (a son of Lord Hugh Seymour) and Lady Augusta Hervey (a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Bristol). Charlotte married the 5th Earl Spencer in 1858 and became Countess Spencer. The marriage was childless, and the 5th Earl, known as the Red Earl due to his distinctive red beard, was succeeded by his half-brother, Charles Spencer. Date: 1902

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Mr H. E. Moss, managing director of the London Hippodrome

Sir Horace Edward Moss (1852 - 1912), British theatre impresario and the founder, chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd, the largest group of variety theatres in the UK during the early twentieth century. Well-known for opening the London Hippodrome in 1900, an immense and innovative variety theatre which was the flagship of the group. Pictured at his home, Middleton Hall, Gorebridge, near Edinburgh. Date: 1904

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Taking the Oath to join the British Army 1901

British military oath taken in front of a magistrate, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1901

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