Legini Press © 2000 - 2019
Mr Sugar Face and his Moll
George
Webb
Medley,
a.k.a.
Mr
Sugar
Face,
(1828-1898)
and
his wife Maria (‘Molly’) Selous (1839-1919)
A
principled,
enterprising
Victorian,
George
had
the
vision,
ambition,
wealth-creating
skills,
good
sense
and
good
luck,
to
earn
a
fortune,
investing
heavily
in
their
home
region
near
Okehampton
in
Devon.
In
following
his
story,
we
visit
pre-abolition
Jamaica,
where
George
spent
his
childhood;
England’s
south
coast
and
the
Rhine,
where
he
holidayed,
keeping
entertaining
diaries;
Simpson’s
‘Grand
Cigar
Divan’,
where
he
played
chess
with
the
best
players
in
the
world;
the
Stock
Exchange,
during
the
railway
mania,
where
he
made
his
fortune;
the
Cobden Society for which he was a respected author on Free Trade.
We
meet
Molly,
her
famous
artistic
forebears
and
a
future
Royal
Academician
sponsored
by
her.
We join
the
couple
home-building
and
entertaining
in
Chislehurst,
Kent;
thence
to
Devon,
with
the
arrival
of
the
railway
–
no
coincidence
-
bringing
local
prosperity
and
creating
a
fine
Victorian
garden
at
Winsford
Tower,
now
‘Winsford
Walled
Garden’
and
‘Anglers’
Paradise’.
In
George’s
memory
Molly
commissioned
the
renowned
architect
Charles
Voysey
to
design
Winsford
Cottage
Hospital,
now
in
restoration
by
The
Landmark
Trust,
and
endowed
a
George
Webb
Medley
scholarship
at
Oxford University, benefitting Harold Wilson and many famous economists.
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Legini Press © 2000 - 2019
George Webb Medley,
a.k.a. Mr Sugar Face, (1828-1898)
and his wife
Maria (‘Molly’) Selous (1839-1919)
A
principled,
enterprising
Victorian,
George
had
the
vision,
ambition,
wealth-creating
skills,
good
sense
and
good
luck,
to
earn
a
fortune,
investing
heavily
in
their
home
region
near
Okehampton
in
Devon.
In
following
his
story,
we
visit
pre
-
abolition
Jamaica,
where
George
spent
his
childhood;
England’s
south
coast
and
the
Rhine,
where
he
holidayed,
keeping
entertaining
diaries;
Simpson’s
‘Grand
Cigar
Divan’,
where
he
played
chess
with
the
best
players
in
the
world;
the
Stock
Exchange,
during
the
railway
mania,
where
he
made
his
fortune;
the
Cobden
Society
for
which
he
was
a
respected
author
on
Free
Trade.
We
meet
Molly,
her
famous
artistic
forebears
and
a
future
Royal
Academician
sponsored
by
her.
We
join
the
couple
home-building
and
entertaining
in
Chislehurst,
Kent;
thence
to
Devon,
with
the
arrival
of
the
railway
–
no
coincidence
-
bringing
local
prosperity
and
creating
a
fine
Victorian
garden
at
Winsford
Tower,
now
‘Winsford
Walled
Garden’
and
‘Anglers’
Paradise’.
In
George’s
memory
Molly
commissioned
the
renowned
architect
Charles Voysey
to
design
Winsford
Cottage
Hospital,
now
in
restoration
by
The
Landmark
Trust,
and
endowed
a
George
Webb
Medley
scholarship
at
Oxford
University,
benefitting
Harold
Wilson
and
many famous economists.
Published by Legini Press, ISBN 978 0 9553311 2 1
Price £10, post free.
To
purchase
a
copy,
please
transfer
£10
to
the
personal
account
Mrs
C.
F.
Webb
a/c
37414828
at
07-01-16
and
send
us
an
e-mail
with
your
name
and
postal
address,
or,
Tap here
to
purchase
by
credit
card
via
our
online partner GENfair.
Alternatively
please
send
your
order
with
a
stirling
cheque,
made
out
to
Mrs
C.
F.
Webb,
along
with
your
full
name
and
postal
address
to:
Mrs C. F. Webb,
29, Well Street, Langham, Oakham, LE15 7JS
Trade customers (usual terms):
please contact us by e-mail.
