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CHARLESTON MANOR

Former home of Sir Oswald Birley and Lady Rhoda Birley

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10th December 2004

Two more paintings turn up in the care of Eastbourne Borough Council;

Colonel W. A. Cardwell

Master of Eastbourne Foxhounds 1895-1910 and Mayor

of Eastbourne 1886-87

Oil on canvas

Location: Town Hall, corridor outside Mayor's Parlour

size 30" x 60" approx

Alderman Arthur Edward Rush JP (Mayor 1938/43)

Oil on canvas

Location: Town Hall, Council Chamber

size 45" x 53" approx

We are very grateful to Norman Kinnish, Director of Planning, Regeneration and Amenities of Eastbourne Borough Council for the above information

22nd February 2002

We are advised of three more paintings by Sir Oswald in the United States of America,

"The 1935 portraits of Mr & Mrs Frederick T. Bedford and the 1952 portrait of Helen Bedford McCashin are in the family collections in Connecticut and Florida"

We are very grateful to Mr Bruce E. McCashin for this information

7th February 2002

Another painting has been located in Canada, that of Mr Charles Room who acted as Clerk of the Works for H. & H.F. Hill, builders of Sir Oswald Birley's London house. Hopefully more details to follow soon - We are grateful to Mr Maurice Hedges for the above information

6th November 2000

he whole site has been converted to frames and some major adjustments have been made to the galleries to allow for more paintings to be exhibited.

20th September 2000

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