Jeremy Hew Philipps (1931-2006)
Michael Rhodes
the Barons Milford, died suddenly, 12 January, 2006.
Old Etonian Mr Philipps was chairman of Laurence Philipps and Co Ltd; a
member of Lloyds, and a landowner.
He was born in 1931, the son of Maj the Hon. Richard Hanning Philipps,
MBE, late the Welsh Guards, of Picton Castle, sometime Lord Lieutenant
of Pembrokeshire, by his wife the former Lady Marion Violet Dalrymple,
JP, a daughter of the 12th Earl of Stair.
http://www.castlewales.com/picton.html
He married in 1959, Susan, daughter of H.E.B. Gundry, of Grange,
Honiton, Devon, by whom he had two daughters, Clare Marion, b. 1961,
now Mrs Nicholas Lumsden, and Nicola, b. 1964.
Mr Philipps was a grandson paternally of the 1st Baron Milford
(1874-1962) (created a Baronet in 1919, and a peer in 1939). The 1st
Baron was the 6th son of the Rev. Canon Sir James Erasmus Philipps,
12th Baronet (this baronetcy is now in the possession of the Viscount
St Davids).
The early lords of Picton were obscure men whose names have not
survived. There is some possibility that their castle was situated upon
a mound a couple of hundred yards east of the present building, but
even this has not been established with certainty. What is certain is
that by the end of the 13th century Picton was in the hands of the
Wogans, barons of Wiston, though whether this had happened through
failure of male heirs and regrant to a cadet of the Wogan family or
through the marriage of an heiress to one of the Wogans, is unknown.
The Wogan line of Picton ended in an heiress who married Owain Dwnn,
and the Dwnns in turn ended in an heiress, Jane, who in the late 15th
century married Sir Thomas Philipps of Cilsant, esquire to the body of
Henry VII. The Cilsant family, which held extensive lands in West
Carmarthenshire was descended from a late 11th-century magnate named
Cadifor Fawr. Cadifor's great-grandson, Aaron ap Rhys, took part in the
Third Crusade, became a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, and is said to
have added the golden collar and chain to the back of the lion rampart
which is the insignia of the Philipps family. The Philippses have held
Picton Castle since the days of Sir Thomas. When, in 1611, James I
wanted to raise money to meet the cost of keeping his army in Ireland
he hit upon the idea of selling baronetcies (hereditary knighthoods).
Sir John Philipps bought one at a cost of L1,095. The sum was supposed
to cover the cost of keeping 30 soldiers in Ireland for a period of 3
years. In 1776 Sir Richard Philipps, 7th bart., was created Lord
Milford, a title currently held by Wogan Philipps, elder brother of the
Honourable Hanning Philipps of Picton.
The Castle was probably built by Sir John Wogan, who was Justiciar of
Ireland between 1295 and 1308. The plan is unusual. The castle has no
internal courtyard, and originally the main block was protected by
seven projecting circular towers: the two at the east end were linked
to form a gatehouse, and the entrance led straight through a portcullis
into the undercroft of the hall, a very unusual feature. There was a
walled courtyard around the castle but probably no moat. Picton's
closest architectural affinities are with a group of Irish castles
built in the 13th century - Carlow, Lea and Ferns - but these had four
circular towers at the corners of rectangular main blocks instead of
seven as at Picton. A 1740 print by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (shown at
right) shows slit windows with trefoil heads on the north-east tower
which were characteristic of the period about 1300.
Big traceried windows replaced smaller ones in the hall about 1400, and
a grand recessed arch containing a large window was built in the
gatehouse. These features disappeared during the course of the
18th-century alterations but may be seen in Buck's print. In 1697 Sir
John Philipps, 4th bart., pulled down part of the curtain wall, built
the terrace and created a main entrance at first-floor level. He also
built an extra storey above the great hall, altered some windows and
probably wainscotted some of the rooms. Sir John Philipps, 6th bart.,
remodelled the interior of the castle in 1749-52. It was completely
redecorated above basement level, and had new plasterwork, panelling
and joinery floors, sash windows and at least four marbled fireplaces.
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries the Philippses of Picton Castle
were the most powerful family in Pembrokeshire, exercising tremendous
political, social and economic influence over all aspects of local
life. They has vast estates, were prominent philanthropists (being
particularly notable supporters of the Charity School movement), and
for generations supplied Pembrokeshire with sheriffs, justices of the
peace, deputy lieutenants, lords lieutenants and members of Parliament.
In consequence, Picton Castle was once the home to Philipps family and
a substantial number of friends and servants, a centre of squirearchal
government, and a focus of local social and cultural life, functions
which it has retained in some measure to the present day. The castle is
now owned by the Picton Castle Trust.
The funeral takes place at St. Mary's Church, Haverfordwest on
Wednesday, 25 January, 2006, followed by interment at Picton.
Source: Daily Telegraph 18 January, 2006
Louis Epstein
: Jeremy Hew Philipps, of Picton Castle, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, scion of
No,Wogan Philipps,2nd Baron Milford--the only Communist ever in the
House of Lords--died in 1993 and the title is now held by his son.
I note that another brother of the 1st Viscount St. Davids and 1st
Baron Milford was created Baron Kylsant,and for a while controlled
the White Star Line and Harland & Wolff before going bankrupt.
: The Castle was probably built by Sir John Wogan, who was Justiciar of
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Michael Rhodes
Louis Epstein wrote:
> In alt.obituaries Michael Rhodes <migx73all...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
In 1776 Sir Richard Philipps, 7th bart., was created Lord
> : Milford, a title currently held by Wogan Philipps, elder brother of the
> : Honourable Hanning Philipps of Picton.
>
> No,Wogan Philipps,2nd Baron Milford--the only Communist ever in the
> House of Lords--died in 1993 and the title is now held by his son.
I ought to have been clearer. The 7th Bart was created Lord Milford in
1776, which title became extinct on his death in 1823, and it was
revived as a new creation for his relative Lawrence Philipps, 6th son
of 12th Bart in 1939.
Michael Rhodes
Louis Epstein wrote:
> No,Wogan Philipps,2nd Baron Milford--the only Communist ever in the
> House of Lords--died in 1993 and the title is now held by his son.
The 3rd Baron died in 1999 and was succeeded by his son, Guy Wogan
Philipps, b. 25 July, 1961, whose 1st wife was Rebecca Nicolson,
granddaughter of Harold Nicolson & Vita Sackville-West.
Louis Epstein
I probably have a note of that in the back of my 1999 Burke's,
I just looked at my 1998 Whitaker (no peerage death notes) because
it was easier to reach!
So did the Telegraph really say in 2006 that the 2nd Baron who
died in 1993 was still alive?