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The Right Honorable William Lamb, Baron Melbourne, Melbourne Hall, 1832
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Credit
Miss Frances Webb
ImageDate
1832
Location
Melbourne Hall
Town
Melbourne
About this image
William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841).
His wife, Caroline Lamb, famously had an affair with Lord Byron.
This image is one of a collection by the famous local antiquarian, Thomas Bateman, of Middleton by Youlgreave. (1821-1861). Bateman organized his collection by inserting them into a 4 volume copy of Lysons Magna Britannia, Derbyshire, creating a fascinating and unique illustrated record of the county. The purchase of the collection for Derbyshire Libraries was made possible by the generous bequest of Miss Frances Webb of Whaley Bridge, well known local historian, who died in December 2006.
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