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Olive, Lady Baillie (24 September 1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle , near Maidstone , Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable it to be open to the public.
- Olive Cecilia Paget, 24 September 1899, New York City, U.S.
- 3, including Sir Gawaine Baillie, 7th Baronet
- 9 September 1974 (aged 74), London, England
The present castle dates mostly from the early 19th century. Its last private owner, Olive, Lady Baillie, left the castle in trust to open it to the public. It has been open since 1976.
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El último dueño privado del castillo fue la honorable Olive, Lady Baillie, una hija de Almeric Paget, primer barón de Queenborough, y su primera mujer Pauline Payne Whitney una heredera estadounidense. Lady Baille lo compró en 1926.
Discover the life of Lady Olive Baillie, who saved Leeds Castle. Lady Baillie’s Story By 1925, one hundred years after Wykeham Martin’s restoration and rebuilding, the family were forced to sell the property to pay death duties.
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Olive, Lady Baillie (24 September 1899 – 9 September 1974) was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England. On her death the castle was bequeathed to a charitable trust to enable it to be open to the public.
Known for. British Saloon Car Championship. HPC Engineering. Philately. Sir Gawaine George Hope Baillie, 7th Baronet (8 March 1934 – 21 December 2003) was a British amateur motor racing driver, engineer, industrialist, stamp collector, and the owner of the estate surrounding Leeds Castle, the ancient fortress in Kent.
Glide into the 1930s and enter the private world of Olive, Lady Baillie. Discover fully immersive exhibitions inside the Castle that uncover hidden stories and previously unheard voices, which give fresh insights into life at Leeds Castle during this period.
