Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston - 175th birthday commemoration

August 19th 2022 is the 175th anniversary of the birth of Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston of Watnall Hall, the last of the Watnall Rollestons.
 

To commemorate this event, his old regiment the South Notts Hussars together with his family and Greasley Church are organising a service in his memory with a military salute and a walk to his gravesite on the hill above the old Watnall Hall site.

I was asked to produce a leaflet about his life to go along with the events. Here it is below. For best viewing, click the Fullscreen "Pop out" option in the top right corner then zoom in.  If you'd like to read more about the history of Watnall Hall and the village of Watnall there are plenty of  stories and anecdotes at the "Tales from Watnall Hall" website here. For stories to do with Sir Lancelot himself please click here.

 



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