The owners of Lackham in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries ...

The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners
George Palmer’s ancestors were from the far south-west of Wales, they had
lived at “Llandigwyett 220 ” Farm, in Carew (in Pembrokeshire, about 3 miles east
of Pembroke itself) since 1728 at least, when “Margaret Palmer, of this farm,
was married... to Richard Hall of Daisybank Farm, Gumfreston”. One of their
grandsons, or great grandsons, was Benjamin Hall 221 who was later Lord
Llanover, after whom “Big Ben” might have been named 222 .
1901, so this inscription must be later than the given publication date for the book, it
must date from either 1919 or later.
220
Jones, KR (1981) A Family of Farmers and Millers The Pembrokeshire historian :
journal of the Pembrokeshire Local History Society no 7 p61
http://cylchgronaucymru.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1041698/llgcid:1042250/llgc-id:1042313/get650)
. It should be noted that the modern spelling is
Landigwinnet, use this if searching online!
221 Jones, KR (1981) A Family of Farmers and Millers The Pembrokeshire historian :
journal of the Pembrokeshire Local History Society no 7 p61 dates :1802-67
222 There appears to be some doubt:
“The bells of the Great Clock of Westminster rang across London for the first time on
31st May 1859, and Parliament had a special sitting to decide on a suitable name for the
great hour bell. During the course of the debate, and amid the many suggestions that
were made, Chief Lord of the Woods and Forests, Sir Benjamin Hall, a large and
ponderous man known affectionately in the House as "Big Ben", rose and gave an
impressively long speech on the subject. When, at the end of this oratorical marathon,
Sir Benjamin sank back into his seat, a wag in the chamber shouted out: "Why not call
him Big Ben and have done with it?" The house erupted in laughter; Big Ben had been
named. This, at least, is the most commonly accepted story. However, according to the
booklet written for the old Ministry of Works by Alan Phillips:
‘Like other nice stories, this has no documentary support; Hansard failed
to record the interjection. The Times had been alluding to 'Big Ben of
Westminster' since 1856. Probably the derivation must be sought more
remotely. The current champion of the prize ring was Benjamin Caunt,
who had fought terrific battles with Bendigo, and who in 1857 lasted
sixty rounds of a drawn contest in his final appearance at the age of 42.
As Caunt at one period scaled 17 stone (238 lbs, or 108 kilogrammes), his
nickname was Big Ben, and that was readily bestowed by the populace on
any object the heaviest of its class. So the anonymous MP may have
snatched at what was already a catchphrase.’ “
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