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IN the winter of 1866 the church bells rang in Stratford-upon-

Avon, Wellesbourne, Leamington and Warwick to celebrate the marriage of Sir Charles Mordaunt of Walton Hall to the beautiful Harriett Moncreiffe.

After a honeymoon in Scotland Sir Charles brought his bride home in triumph.

Local villages were decked out with floral arches, the 7th Troop of Horse of the Warwickshire Yeomanry formed a guard of honour and Sunday school children in red cloaks scattered flowers in the path of the happy couple.

Sir Charles should have settled down ...

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