
Sir Anthony Browne: The Man Who Was Given SEND and RIPLEY as a Present!
A loyal friend of Henry VIII, Sir Anthony was the beneficiary of multiple local land grants by the King.
Send and Ripley HISTORY SOCIETY
If you have some interesting video clips (or old cine film) of events relating to the villages and you would like us to include these on the website then please contact us as they will be of great interest to people of all generations.
Such clips may include:
– shows or events on the village green or Send Recreation Ground.
– special people who may have attended the village for some reason.
– village fete’s or gatherings.
– old buildings, cars, buses in the village
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A loyal friend of Henry VIII, Sir Anthony was the beneficiary of multiple local land grants by the King.
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