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De Grey Rooms
The De Grey Rooms is a building in the city of York, England. It was built in 1841-1842 and is a grade II* listed building. The building Construction The De Grey Rooms were built by public subscription at the instigation of Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, Commanding Officer of the Yorkshire Hussars, to provide a place for the Regiment's Annual Mess and to supplement accommodation at the York Assembly Rooms, Assembly Rooms. The building is located on the western edge of St Leonard's Place, York, England. It joins onto the western face of De Grey House (built 1835). It faces the York Art Gallery. During its construction, on 23 April 1842 workmen digging a drain discovered a hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins, later named the St Leonard's Place hoard One of the workmen said that the hoard had been contained in a clay vessel, which was broken when a pickaxe struck it. Design The building was designed by the architect George Townsend Andrews. It was intended to be used as a ballroom, con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl De Grey
Earl de Grey, of Wrest Park, Wrest in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. History The title was created on 25 October 1816 (as Countess de Grey) for Amabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey, Amabell Hume-Campbell, Dowager Lady Polwarth and ''suo jure'' 5th Baron Lucas, Baroness Lucas, with remainder to the heirs male of her body, and in default of such issue to her sister Mary Jemima Robinson, Dowager Baroness Grantham, and the heirs male of her body. She was the elder daughter and co-heir of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, and Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, Jemima Campbell, 2nd Marchioness Grey (see Marquess Grey), eldest daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, and Lady Amabel Grey, eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent (see Duke of Kent). The marquessate of Grey had become extinct on her mother's death in 1797, and when the Grey title was revived in favour of her daughter, the style "de Grey" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |