Wednesday, 2nd August, 2000 THE TEESDALE MERCURY Wednesday, 2nd Happy 100th birthday ma’am IT should be no surprise that the Queen Mother has cen ten ary and shown a special affinity for Teesdale over the years, SUPERLATIVES in praise of Queen Elizabeth the F rien d s’ own because the Bowes-Lyon family from which she is Queen Mother, who reaches her 100th birthday in anniversary. descended has long been a leading regional landown­ just two days’ time, have been tumbling into print It was at another er. for several weeks now. crafts exhibition in 1975 In the 14th century a member of the Bowes family Newspapers across the country have lauded that Hutton Magna resi­ from Richmond, married an heiress from the Daldens, this remarkable lady, who true to her unofficial title dent Barbara Watson who owned land around Seaham. A later marriage of “the nation’s favourite grandmother’’ has some­ met the Queen Mother, with a member of the Traynes family brought how managed to be part of the lives of almost who had accepted an Streatlam into the fold, and in 1767 Mary Eleanor every Briton breathing today. invitation to open the Bowes found herself sole heiress to the estate. Here the Teesdale Mercury pays its own tribute event. Upfc She married John Lyon, ninth Earl of Strathmore, to “the Queen Mum,’’ recalling some of her links At the time Mrs and the Bowes-Lyon dynasty was born. Hetton was with this area and people she has met, and above Watson was president of another north-east estate acquired on the Lyons* side; all wishing her loyal greetings and a truly happy Yateley Venture St Paul’s, Waldenbury, a redbrick Queen Anne house 100th birthday on Friday. Women’s Institute, the in Hertfordshire, is a Bowes-Lyon property and the first WI in the country fror • Many thanks to all those who kindly contributed family seat is at Glamis Castle in Scotland. to cater specifically for The Queen Mother, born Elizabeth Angela to the preparation of this feature. Next week we go A GENERALLY u{ disabled members, and the Barnard Cast! Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, is the ninth child of Claude, Down Your Way again to visit Bowes and they had contributed a 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kingholme, and his wife, Gilmonby. local inspector Haj hand-block printed bed­ meeting of the 1 Nina Cecilia Cavendish Bentinck. the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle on several occa- spread to the display. Panel. In the late 19th century Holwick Lodge, near sions. Mrs Watson recalled: Although recorc Middleton-in-Teesdale, was built for Cosmo Bonsor A B O V E : A young Mickleton lad’s big moment One of those to have met her there no fewer than “I was thrilled to meet her and felt surprisingly at ease comparison to the MP who had leased local shooting rights from the four times is Stan Ireland, 76, of Victoria Road, with her. She asked all about the bedspread and the as he presents the Queen Mother with a posy of some areas, Insp Earl. It has since been an occasional retreat for vari­ flowers during her visit to the village in June Barnard Castle, who was head attendant at the muse­ work that had gone into making it.” essarily mean mori ous members of the Royal Family. 1991. um for 26 years. That easy manner also impressed both David For instance, th The Queen Mother and her daughter have both vis­ He said: “It was one of my duties to take the Queen Hutchinson and Stanley Walinets, chairman and vice- Castle, Startforth s ited Holwick, the latter having done so for the first Mother and the dignitaries attending her up to the chairman respectively of the Mickleton Village Hall dents, when last ye time in 1991, and the Queen Mother has also been to second floor in the lift. Committee. But Insp Robsoi “She was invariably charming and one of the things The Queen Mother paid an unofficial visit to the vil­ incidents were thi that sticks in my mind is how she once came across a lage in June 1991 while its new £140,000 hall was still alarms going off, a crowded hall and spoke to me about school parties vis­ in its planning stage. Mr Walinets, who invited her road accidents and iting the museum, even though her aides were clearly and who had made a scale model of the hall, said: “She river, so the total is anxious to be moving on. spotted a slot in the top and popped a Scottish pound “Except for a glit note into it for luck.” “On another occasion she greeted me and said: T see number of shed bur you’re still here, then.’ She always seems to treat you And Mr Hutchinson said: “It certainly worked, in the Staindrop a as if you are a personal friend.” because we later raised several hundred pounds by month in Barnard Mr Ireland, who served in India as a sergeant and auctioning it. The buyer even handed it back to us in later warrant officer in the Royal Army Ordnance a frame, and it’s now got pride of place in the new hall.” Corps, added: “She is a fantastic lady and I’d like to It is such spontaneous gestures that have helped join everyone in wishing her a very happy 100th birth ­ make the Queen Mother such a well-loved member of Annus day.” It is the proud boast of the Friends of the Bowes the Royal Family. There will be many people in Museum that the Queen Mother has been their patron Teesdale thinking of her and wishing her well on since 1962, and new chairman Lesley Taylor said that Friday. BELOW left: The embroidered pincushion and ABOVE: The Queen Mother arrives for a visit to a birthday gift made by committee member Fiona greetings card made by Fiona Turnbull, to a The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, flanked Turnbull was being sent to her on behalf of all the design based on the accompanying Sevres by the Lord Barnard, seen left in uniform, and Friends. porcelain cup and saucer, being sent to the Colonel Watson. “The gift is a pincushion delicately embroidered Queen Mother by the Friends of Bowes BELOW : The Queen Mother visits the Bowes with a design taken from one of the Sevres porcelain Museum to mark her 100th birthday. Museum, Barnard Castle, in 1969. She is seen cups in the museum’s collection, and a card using the shaking hands with head attendant Stan same design,” said Mrs Taylor. ABOVE: 1924, and Lady Betty (as she was A loyal toast will also be raised at a preview evening BELOW right: The Queen Mother delights Ireland. Also pictured (L to R) are: Lord Gort; crowds at Mickleton in June 1991. In atten­ affectionately known in Teesdale) and the Duke museum curator, Frank Atkinson; techician, for North Country Quilts: Legend and Living of York join the Sunday Service at Laithkirk dance (right) is David Hutchinson, chairman of the late Ralph Davidson and head gardener, Tradition, an exhibition being opened by textiles guru the village hall committee. Church. The couple were crowned King and Jock Haddon. Kaffe Fassett on August 4 and marking both the Royal Queen in December 1936.

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