Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster mb-code E3608 Mr Armitage's residence in Penlington

Mr Armitage's residence in Penlington Place

with pots of ale

Sir Balan and Sir Balin meet with Merlin

Plate 11 from the book Improvements in naval architecture

featured pioneering social and industrial welfare programmes

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster mb-code E3608 Mr Armitage's residence in PenlingtonHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, c1890. By the time that Grosvenor (1825 1899) was created Duke of Westminster in 1874, his family's portfolio of property in some of London's most exclusive areas made it the wealthiest in Britain. He served for 22 years as a Liberal MP and was a highly successful racehorse owner and breeder. A lithograph from The Modern Portrait Gallery, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, Paris and New York, c1890.