Boughton House

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#BC6503" ALINK="#BD0000" VLINK="#1E4659" onload="defaultStatus='Welcome to Boughton House Internet Site'"> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=400> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="graphics/TitleBH.gif" ALT="Boughton House" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=92 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="graphics/aerialbh.jpg" ALT="Picture of Boughton House" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=156 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG SRC="graphics/Versailles.gif" ALT="The English Versailles" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=31 ALIGN=bottom></CENTER> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#000000">Northamptonshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry<br> </FONT><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#000000">(Montagu Douglas Scott) </FONT></CENTER> <div align="left"> <hr> <p><b>Duke of Buccleuch</b></p> <p><img src="graphics/His-Grace.jpg" alt="His Grace the 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry" height="195" width="302" border="0"></p> <p>It is with deep regret that the Buccleuch family announce the death of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Knight of the Thistle, who passed away peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday September 4 at Bowhill House in the Borders at the age of 83 years.</p> <p><a href="htm/obituary.htm">Obituary</a></p> <p><strong>The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry K.T.</strong></p> <p>A further Memorial service for the life of The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry K.T. will be held at the Parish Church of Ss Peter and Paul, Kettering, Northamptonshire, at 12 noon on Thursday, April 3rd. Admission by ticket. Please apply in writing to Mrs Sandra Howat, Bowhill, Selkirk, Scotland TD7 5ET, by Friday 7th March 2008.</p> <p>The Earl of Dalkeith succeeds his father to become the 10<sup>th</sup> Duke of Buccleuch and 12<sup>th</sup> Duke of Queensberry.</p> <p><img src="graphics/Lord-Dalkeith001.jpg" alt="Lord Dalkeith" height="302" width="398" border="0"></p> <hr> <p>Boughton House is open for general visitors, 7 days a week, August 1st - September 1st from 2.00pm to 5.00pm with last entry at 4.00pm.<br> Educational groups are welcome by prior appointment throughout the year. For Group rates - please contact the Trust Office or navigate to House Group Visit Information on the Visiting Information page. </p> </div> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER> <center> <p></p> </center> </CENTER> <table border=0 width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> <hr> <a href="http://www.heritageeducationtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img src="graphics/hetlogo.gif" alt="Heritage Education Trust" width=74 height=100 border=0 align=top></a> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <center></center> </td> </tr> </table> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font size="-1"> </font> <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=400> <TR> <TD> <P></P> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">This site is updated on a regular basis and was last updated : March 2008</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> </CENTER> </BODY>