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| Julia Margaret Cameron's studio at Dimbola Lodge |
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| Ruth Butler "at work", Dimbola Lodge |
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| A scene from J.M.C's bedroom, Dimbola Lodge |
The day was spent on researching the family ancestors of Rachel, Countess of Dudley, who, as a young girl, visited her maternal relatives at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight. Time was spent hunting around the cemetery at All Saints Church followed by a visit to the local library and on to Dimbola Lodge. Finally we were invited to meet the eighty-plus year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchings, a local historian of a somewhat eccentric, though very approachable disposition, who regaled us with stories of the old families for over an hour before we headed back to base in the late afternoon.
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