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Grave cross of Sir Alfred Trevelyan

Sir Alfred Trevelyan (d. 1891), whose mother was Irish, was a Roman Catholic and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was buried at Nettlecombe beside the stream which flows through the churchyard and his grave was marked by this Irish-style cross. A male entail prevented his daughters inheriting Nettlecombe.

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University of London
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Grave cross of Sir Alfred Trevelyan
Asset Author: 
Mary Siraut / Mary Siraut