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D. The Victorian and Edwardian owners of Warter

The Penningtons, Lords Muncaster

The 3rd Lord Muncaster, who died at Warter in 1838, was succeeded by his six-year old son, Gamel Augustus, 4th Lord Muncaster. His mother Lady Muncaster ruled the estate until he came of age at the end of 1852.

The 4th Lord Muncaster, who began the reconstruction of Warter village, died of a fever in Southern Italy in 1862. He was succeeded as 5th and last Lord Muncaster by his brother Josslyn Francis Pennington (1834-1917), who enlarged Warter Priory, built the church and school and continued the rebuilding of the village. In 1870 he was captured, with his wife and others, by Greek brigands. Four of the party, but not the Muncasters, were put to death before the ransom arrived. This incident is said to have contributed to Lord Muncaster's decision to sell the Warter estate in 1878. The estate was bought by Charles Wilson, a Hull shipowner and MP.

The Coat of Arms of the Lords Muncaster. The shield should be coloured gold and the diamonds coloured blue.

The Coat of Arms of Lord Nunburnholme. The boat should be black with a gold background. The three ducal coronets are coloured gold with a blue background.

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