Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edmund_Beckett,_1st_Baron_Grimthorpe

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Baronet gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:baronetage	gptkb:Beckett_baronets
gptkbp:birthDate	1816-05-12
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Edmund_Beckett_Denison
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:St_Albans_Cathedral
gptkbp:child	none (died without issue)
gptkbp:createdPeerage	1886
gptkbp:deathDate	1905-04-29
gptkbp:diedIn	gptkb:Batchwood_Hall,_St_Albans,_Hertfordshire
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Eton_College gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Beckett,_4th_Baronet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Grimthorpe_clock_escapement restoration of St Albans Cathedral designing the clock mechanism for Big Ben
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	design of the clock mechanism for the Palace of Westminster (Big Ben)
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:lawyer architect horologist
gptkbp:peerage	gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:restored	gptkb:St_Michael's_Church,_St_Albans gptkb:St_Albans_Cathedral gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Hemel_Hempstead gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Luton gptkb:St_Saviour's_Church,_St_Albans gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Hitchin gptkb:St_Peter's_Church,_St_Albans gptkb:St_Leonard's_Church,_Sandridge gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Redbourn gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Ware gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Welwyn gptkb:St_Mary_the_Virgin,_Baldock gptkb:St_Nicholas'_Church,_Harpenden gptkb:St_Stephen's_Church,_St_Albans
gptkbp:signature	Edmund Beckett signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Fanny_Catherine_Lonsdale
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Baron_Grimthorpe
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5