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created Baron Ebury. On 21st October, 1846, Queen Victoria, 
Prince Albert, and the Queen Dowager visited the park. His 
Lordship died on 18th November, 1893, and was succeeded by his 
son, the present Baron. 
Concerning the Manor, it will be noted that Philip, Earl of 
Pembroke, in 1631 sold it to Sir C. Harbord, who held it for 
24 years and in 1655 conveyed it to Sir R. Franklin, who in 1671 
sold it to Sir W. Bucknall, from whom it came into the possession 
of Mr. T. S. Sotheron Estcourt, who in 1866 conveyed it to Lord 
Ebury. Thus the estate and Manor of Moor were again united in 
the hands of one owner. 
Field Meeting, 20th May, 1905. 
GORHAMBURY, ST. ALBANS. 
By the kind invitation of our Past President the Earl of Verulam, 
three Societies—the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, the 
St. Albans and Hertfordshire Archaeological Society, and the 
St. Albans Photographic Society—combined in a visit to Gorham - 
bury, under the direction of Mr. C. H. Ashdown. 
The Earl of Verulam received the party at the principal entrance 
to the mansion, and conducted his numerous visitors through the 
chief apartments, explaining to them, as he alone could, the 
interesting history of many of his treasures. The room on the 
right of the entrance hall, known as “ Lord Verulam’s Room,” 
contains several pictures by celebrated artists, most of them having 
been collected by Sir Harbottle Grimston. Attention was specially 
directed to the portrait of Sir Nathaniel Bacon, painted by himself. 
“ I think,” said his Lordship, “ that this is one of my most valuable 
pictures.” The portraits in the hall were then examined, and the 
marble bust presented by Pope Ganganelli to one of Lord Verulam’s 
ancestors, and the cinerary urn of Menelaus, were seen. In the 
library were pointed out the three busts in terra cotta of Sir 
Nicholas Bacon, Lady Bacon his second wife, and their young son 
Francis. In the drawing-room Queen Elizabeth’s sofa, brought 
from the old mansion, was noticed, and in the ball-room her carpet, 
made entirely by hand, and containing the royal monogram. In 
this room is a work of great historical value, a portrait of Queen 
Elizabeth presented by her to Sir Nicholas Bacon after one of her 
visits to Goihambury. Here also was seen a small portrait of Edward 
Grimstone, Ambassador to the Court of Burgundy, dating back to 
1444, which, being the earliest authentic portrait of a gentleman in 
England, Lord Verulam said he considered to be the most valuable 
in his possession. The portraits mentioned above are but a tithe of 
those to which his Lordship directed attention, giving interesting 
information as to their history and sometimes amusing anecdotes of 
the subjects portrayed. 
Before taking leave of Lord Verulam, our President, Dr. Morison, 
