This article is the property of Fran Box and the Steep History Group. Coldhayes had been built in built in two stages: 1869-73 and 1875-82. sussexhistoryforum shows: Some weeks after his death, his widow, Lady Blacker contacted my OC Maj. Henry Qualtrough GM RE at HQ Bomb Disposal at Broadbridge Heath. He attended Winchester College. At her wedding, the Countess Peel had been given £800,000 by her father Lord Ashton (James Williamson) a wealthy Lancaster linoleum manufacturer. Brian, Jill and their daughters then moved to Coldhayes. After the birth of their son Jonathan, they came home to England. Robin pioneered the refinements of various models of his wheelchair. The resulting eruption covered The Prime Minister and others in sand and debris. There was a retinue of five little girls and five boys who wore periwinkle blue velvet costumes of Charles II period. Her Ladyship had every reason to be worried! Pictures of Robin, Diana & Jonathan Cavendish : Pictures in this article are copyright to their various sources. On the death of Lord Horder, the Ashford Hangers had been bought by a timber company who planned to fell many of the trees. Diana Mary Blacker family tree. Diana b. He held this role for about 25 years. She refused to do so. 1960 Married Mary Rose O’Neill, daughter of Phelim O’Neill founder of N Ireland Alliance Party. Lt Col Stewart and Lady Doris continued living at Coldhayes after the children had grown up & left home. Diana mary blacker Blacker. By 1943 the contents of Coldhayes was for auction and the property seems to have been sold to the Blackers. It is recommended. It was here that Stewart developed the Blacker Bombard and the PIAT. Diana Mary Blacker was born on 24 May 1934. (John Allan Crace b. Diana b. One of his employees, a personable young man, got rather singed. Cavendish began his career in advertising. From 1932 Stewart was in the Territorial Army. He left the Army to join Thompson Smithett in starting up a tea-broking business in Kenya. Amelia relates that her mother, Jill, spoke of regularly having to dive to the floor when playing tennis there, because of the testing out of bombs. His twin brother was David. 14/02/1921 d. 1999). According to Diana Cavendish, Coldhayes was left to The Bishop of Hong Kong, who did not want it. At first these were milked twice a day by a gang of 7 hand milking workmen. We had a fine old time, laying out all the stuff, running a black powder trail (just like the cowboy movies!) Diana Mary Blacker's great uncle was Rev. A van was specially adapted so that Robin could be taken out and about. On contact and detonation, a small hole was driven through heavy armour plate. They also travelled abroad to visit places such as the battlefields of northern Blaker, and they enjoyed receiving visiting friends in their home. He funded his own research. What is remarkable is that Brian, David, Jill and Nick all shared the same birthday. There were two pages, two child bridesmaids and four older bridesmaids. Lady Doris had a house built for herself nearby. Robin had spent seven years in the army in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He and Lady Doris seem to have moved to Coldhayes perhaps in 1943. It was a bitterly cold day. We are grateful to Steep Parish Council, local district councillor Nick Drew and our county councillor Russell Openheimer, for grants which have made the creation of this website possible. In 1949 Allan had married Rosemary Renner, who was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Renner of Elmwood, Steep Marsh. 2 She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker and Lady Doris Peel. They are a very interesting family with several somewhat individual characters who are worth recording. She was a member of the London Juvenile Court which played a big part in the setting up of the Curtis Committee on Homeless Children. The missile curled gracefully back towards the spectators, who had to dive for cover in the herbaceous border. He is buried in Steep churchyard. There were a few things to sort out after the death of Lt Col. Stewart……..as the following report from Weebuoy of www. He was part of the marketing team behind Channel 4's launch in 1982. Brigid married Nicholas Crace in 1954. She passed away on 1994. Barnaby Blacker, pub Pen & Sword books 2006, England and Wales: Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Address given by the Earl Peel at the Memorial Service for Brian Blacker 2017, Hospitals of the Petersfield Union 1914-1919 by Bill Gosney pub Petersfield Museum 2016, Buildings, Gardens and Monuments in Steep updated 2018 by Fran Box, Hugh Routh, Celia Storey & Tony Struthers, Obituary 14/5/2017 by Terry Philpot – the guardian.com, Obituary by Alice and Tim Renton 11/08/1994 – independent.co.uk. He was the son of Brigadier Ronald Valentine Cavendish and Violet Boucher. Eleanor, Countess Peel, The First Earl Peel, Leydene House, Brian & Jill Blacker : The Adventures and Inventions of Stewart Blacker ed. Her dress was of medieval design with long sleeves, tight bodice and full gathered skirt. Brian had developed a love of poetry at school. His engaging and entertaining company meant he was always sought after as a guest. The whole place resembled what the basement of the Houses of Parliament must have looked like at the time of the Gunpowder Plot! He attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the 60th Rifles, of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, spending seven years in the Army, eventually attaining the rank of Captain. He sometimes took services at Steep church. Charles’s son, Gordon was brought back to UK and living at Coldhayes in 1901, aged 8 years. Robin refused to accept his situation and asked Teddy Hall, a scientist friend, to create a special wheelchair with attached respirator. His kidney was given to a stranger. In WWII The Blacker Bombard was used briefly by British Army, then deployed to the Home Guard. The bride wore a white satin organza gown with a train cut in one with the skirt. The Renners at one time were quite an important family in Steep village. It must have been a tremendous job to manage the house, farm and all her other commitments. In 1942 Mrs Augusta Hannay, of Coldhayes, died aged 85 years. Churchill was amused by the site of his generals brushing sand off their uniforms He is said to have remarked words to the effect of: ‘What a very satisfactory result!’. The Horsley Palmers adopted the two Hannay boys, who were the orphaned sons of an army officer. She married Robin Cavendish at St Peter’s church Petersfield in June 1957. It was of rich ivory satin with motifs of pearl and diamond embroidery on the front. She was granddaughter of Sir Robert Peel, PM., politician and founder of the Police Force. He died in 1994. Went to live at Eartham Cottage, near Chichester and had two daughters, Brigid & Daphne (she died at abt 3 yrs). Authorities refused him money to take it into production, so he visited benefactors and raised the money himself. Stewart continued to develop his weapons. Ella Peel Diana Mary Blacker's great aunt was Hon. Ellen Ifould and Harry Moss: Tragic Lovers of Steep January 1911, Father of David, Bloggs, Brigid and Diana, Served with The Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, Service in Afghanistan, Turkestan & Russia, From 1932 in Royal Artillery (Territorial Army), 1933 On the first expedition to fly over Everest, Organised by himself with Colonel Etherton, president of Petersfield Amateur Operatic Society. The best man was Mr Geoffrey Eastwood. Retrieved 17 March Rogersdaughter of Eric Rogersin Final Say. Brigid would have been 12 years old & Diana 9yrs. In 1949 Lady Doris stood for election to Hampshire County Council and eventually became a County Councillor. He went to Australia, but died an alcoholic. The couple were also Viscount and Lady Clanfield. Much planning was necessary to avoid the dangers of becoming frozen, not just themselves, but also the planes, breathing equipment and cameras. Before coming to Coldhayes, Brian and Jill Blacker had lived and farmed for 12 years at Garston Farm, East Meon. They lived briefly in India, but Doris did not like it there, so they returned. The Hedgehog anti-submarine spigot mortar was developed from the Blacker Bombard. Using a spring gun, it could be fired from the shoulder. Coldhayes was used as a WWI hospital. David Blacker. He later joined The James Goldsmith’s Referendum Party. He was Rector of Woolwich in 1960 under Bishop Mervyn Stockwood. 1927 daughter of David Henry Stacey. Doctors felt his life expectancy was only a few months. In 1975 he was awarded the MBE. They were married at St Peter’s church Petersfield. After WWI at Coates, West Sussex – Stewart developed his Blacker Bombard – a spigot mortar anti tank weapon. extraordinarily even tempered and never forced his opinion on others, a clever accumulator of knowledge regularly completing crosswords, answering University Challenge questions and playing bridge. David and Brian (Bloggs) had taken gunpowder and cordite from their father’s workshop in order to create a volcano in their sandpit. George Horsley-Palmer brother of the First Earl of Selborne. The real-life inspiration for the new film “Breathe,” Diana Cavendish, attended a screening Monday. Against the advice of his doctors, Robin escaped from hospital and lived with Diana at home in Oxfordshire. She was a member of Steep Parish Council and much more! Maurice Peel Mrs Augusta Hannay and Mary Kelly of the Knolls, Steep, (wife of Lt Col Sir William Kelly) were instrumental in setting it up. Lady Doris continued her commitment to service in local government etc. Brian acquired this farm on the death of his grandmother. At Eartham, Stewart planned the flight over Everest which took place in 1933. After that he found he had time on his hands…so…..In 2012 Nicholas Crace, former Charity Director, became the oldest live kidney donor, at the age of 83 years, in UK of the time. This account follows the information given in a PowerPoint presentation in March 2019 to the Steep History Group. It is an ongoing project and will continue to be updated as more research is done. A year later, at the age of 28, Robin contracted polio and became paralysed from the neck downwards. Her veil was held in place by a family diamond tiara. He went to Winchester College & joined the Navy. What amazed us was the large amount of experimental rounds of all sizes from calibres of parts of an inch to several inches. Diana Mary Blacker's great aunt was Hon. From this bombard, he developed the PIAT (Projectile Infantry Anti Tank) weapon. To please her Ladyship, we spent the entire day removing all the explosive stores and driving the short distance to the demolition ranges at Liss. Lt Col Stewart retired from the Territorial Army in 1942. Target practice was often firing across the drive, and sometimes people were not aware of this, and were seen desperately bicycling up the drive to avoid being hit. Diana Mary Blacker married Robin Francis Cavendish Mbe. They renamed it Coates House. Lady Doris died in 1983 aged 82 years. Jeremy Corbyn. She was a reclusive person. Brian (Bloggs) Blacker was a twin. The target was the tree just behind the tennis court……. Diana mary blacker. these were fitted with fins, propellers and all sorts of experimental accoutrements which made little sense to us but were obviously extremely important of a military engineering/artillery historical nature and we catalogued them as such. He faced a future of spending the rest of his life in a hospital bed with a respirator to breathe for him. We entered a most amazing collection of rooms under this house, all of which appeared to be workshops of some type or other with the late Colonels machine tools, lathes, drills and all the tools of an engineer/inventor. Lady Doris was Mayoress of Westminster in 1937. He travelled widely and addressed meetings on the issues. With Diana’s support, Robin became a campaigner for those with disability. Early life. 1 Lady Blacker expressed her concern about the contents of her late husband’s ‘laboratories’ in the cellars of the house where he had carried out experiments with explosives concerning his invented weapons over many years.

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