Its owners and some historical connections - Lackham Countryside ...

The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
John Neeld was born in 1805; his twin brother Edward died aged three.
John Neeld was educated at Harrow and then at Trinity College, Cambridge
where he gained a BA in 1827 and an MA 3 years later.
He was the MP for Cricklade for nearly a quarter of a century, between 1835
ad 1859 and MP for Chippenham from 1865 to 1868
When Joseph first bought Grittleton John lived there for a time. When, in
1843, John was made a Gentleman in Waiting to the Queen 479 (a position he
held until 1847) he was living at “Red Lodge”.
John married Lady Eliza Harriet Dickson 480 in August 1845 but all was not well
- Joseph was “long opposed to this marriage, no one knew why and it was
sometimes a cause of complete severance between the brothers” 481 They were
Fig. 41 Pub sign version of Neeld arms *
479 Gentleman’s Magazine March 1843 p309
Jan 31 st George Marton of Capenwray Hall Lancaster esq. MP and John Neeld of Red
Lodge, Wilts esq. MP to be Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber in Ordinary
The location of Red Lodge is unknown.
480 Newspaper clipping, unassigned but dated in pencil 1845 25 Aug. WANHS box 120
Mss 1298
The marriage of John Neeld Esq MP for Cricklade with Eliza daughter of General
Dickson of Beneham House Reading was solemnised on Monday 25th instant in St
George’s Hanover Sq. The lovely bride, who was attired in rich white silk trimmed with
Honiton lace, and a veil of the same material, was attended to the altar by four
bridesmaids, Ms Fanny Dickson, the misses Meade and Miss Wylde [this was probably
Grace Cecilia Wylde, she would have been 5 at this time]
Also Gentleman’s Magazine, November 1845, p522
481 Jackson JE in WANHS box 120 Mss 1289
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