Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . in a cart to Coventry next morning after visiting Stoneleigh one - ^^ ? rx night? tradition says ^_^, not. But the old Lords of Leigh always passedtheir wine glasses overthe water. Despite their Jacobitetendencies, it is evidentthat the family, like manyothers, were inclined toaccept Queen Anne as aStewart, and in 1702 theLord Leigh of that datewent up from Stoneleighto London to be presentat her coronation ; his journey (now accomplished by train intwo hours and a half) occupied eight days ; prayers were offeredup in Stoneleigh Church fo
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . in a cart to Coventry next morning after visiting Stoneleigh one - ^^ ? rx night? tradition says ^_^, not. But the old Lords of Leigh always passedtheir wine glasses overthe water. Despite their Jacobitetendencies, it is evidentthat the family, like manyothers, were inclined toaccept Queen Anne as aStewart, and in 1702 theLord Leigh of that datewent up from Stoneleighto London to be presentat her coronation ; his journey (now accomplished by train intwo hours and a half) occupied eight days ; prayers were offeredup in Stoneleigh Church for his safety; and a bill for liftinghis lordships carriage out of the ruts is preserved among thefamily archives. Another journey of a somewhat different na-ture, taken by one of the family, has not been forgotten. Thegrandmother of the present owner of Stoneleigh was enjoying acountry drive on a winter day, the ground being many feetthick in snow, when she felt the carriage give an alarmingjerk ; and upon her anxiously inquiring the cause, Dont be. ASHOW CHURCH
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