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Ann Thwaytes
Ann Thwaytes | |
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| Born | Ann Hook 2 October 1789 London, England |
| Died | April 1866 (aged 76) Worthing, Sussex, England |
| Resting place | Broadwater and Worthing Cemetery |
| Monuments | Vaulted grave at cemetery; Blue plaque at Herne Bay. |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known for | Funding Clock Tower, Herne Bay |
| Spouse | William Thwaytes (1749–1834) |
Ann Thwaytes (2 October 1789 – April 1866), known to contemporaries as Mrs Thwaytes, was the wealthy and eccentric English widow of grocer William Thwaytes, owner of Davison, Newman & Co. She became the benefactress to many causes and funded the construction of the Clock Tower, Herne Bay.[2][3]
- ^ Note: Richard James Lane was the great-uncle of Gerard Manley Hopkins, who in turn was the grandson of John Simm Smith, close friend of Mrs Thwaytes (see Gardner, W. H. (1963) Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose Penguin pxvi)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Friends of Broadwaterwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bundock 2000, p. 11.
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