Starcross History Society has received some exciting new information about "our" Captain George Peacock 1805 - 1883. Our famous inventor, explorer and polymath was born and resided at Regent's House in The Strand, Starcross.
One of his descendants, Neil Cookson writes:
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As well as the Royal Order of The Redeemer the King of Greece also gave him a small section from the base of a marble column from one of ‘his’ temples.
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| Section from base of column from temple belonging to the King of Greece |
It’s not quite up there with the Elgin Marbles, but at least it was acquired legitimately!
It was in the garden at Regents House until my gran sold the property in the 1960’s after which it moved to Tedburn St Mary with my
dad’s sister, before coming to stay with me here on the Wirral in the early 2000’s. Where next I wonder?
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