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Dymokes - Royal Champions |
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On the winding and picturesque road between Horncastle and Revesby lies the estate and park of Scrivelsby Court. Sheep and herds of red deer peacefully graze on the lands that have been associated with the King's (and Queen's) Champion for over 900 years. |
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Edward Harrison MD (1759-1838) |
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Edward Harrison studied in Edinburgh, and then in London under the Hunter brothers – John Hunter (1728-1793) and William Hunter (1718-1783). He obtained his doctorate at Edinburgh in 1784, visited Paris, and subsequently practiced for thirty years in Horncastle in Lincolnshire, where he founded, among other things, a dispensary, the Medical Society of Horncastle, and the Lincolnshire Benevolent Medical Society. He also established a charitable spinal infirmary in London in 1837. |
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Edward Stanhope MP (1840-1893) |
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In 1874 Stanhope was elected as the conservative Member of Parliament for Mid Lincolnshire. This constituency was abolished in 1885 and Stanhope became MP for the new constituency of Horncastle. During his nineteen years in Parliament Stanhope held many important offices including Under Secretary of State for India, President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for War. |
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Joseph Banks (1743-1820) |
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Sir Joseph Banks from Revesby Abbey was a British explorer and naturalist who, as long-time president of the Royal Society, London, became known for his promotion of science. He was also a great benefactor in his home town of Horncastle. |
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William Marwood - Executioner |
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William Marwood (1820 – 1883) was a cobbler, of Church Lane, Horncastle, Lincolnshire. He developed the "long drop" technique of hanging, which ensured that the prisoners' neck was broken instantly at the end of the drop, resulting in the prisoner dying of asphyxia while unconscious. |
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WK Morton |
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Information is currently being researched. |
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