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In 1901, Edward, Prince of Wales visited whilst visiting the Duke of Sutherland, whose residence was the nearby Trentham Hall. [9] During the ten years the Grand Duke lived at Keele Hall, he took up the life of an English country gentleman. The couple were popular with the local population, regularly visiting the local school in Keele village.
Keele Hall, 1879. Sneyd was born on 11 February 1752 in an old Staffordshire parliamentary family. He was a son of the former Barbara Bagot and Ralph Sneyd of Keele Hall, Staffordshire. [1] His younger brother, the Rev. Ralph Sneyd married Penelope Moore (a daughter of the Hon. Sir John Moore and granddaughter of Henry, Earl of Drogheda) [2]
The Hall was rented by Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia from 1901 to 1910. [38] The Keele Hall library was put up for auction in 1903, as Walter Sneyd's collection of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books. Many of the manuscripts passed to Charles Fairfax Murray. [39] [40] The Johnson's Dictionary came up for sale in 1927. [41]
The buildings forming Keele University incorporate older buildings, in particular Keele Hall, a former country house, and The Clock House, formerly a stable block and coach house, both of which are listed, together with associated structures, including three lodges. The only modern building in the complex to be listed is the chapel.
Before moving to Keele as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost in January 2014, he was at Lancaster University where he had several roles including Dean of the Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Head of the Department of Biological Sciences and finally Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research (2005–2014).
Maggie Atkinson – Children's Commissioner, England [2] [5] Yvette Baker – champion orienteer [2] Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate – Director of Parliamentary Affairs, Society of Biology; Nataliey Bitature- social entrepreneur, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur [9] Robert Cooling – Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff [2]
Keele occupies a 625-acre (253-hectare) rural campus close to the village of Keele and includes extensive woods, lakes and Keele Hall set in the Staffordshire Potteries. It has a science park and a conference centre, and is the largest campus university in the UK. [ 2 ]
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, (1861–1929), lived in Keele Hall in 1900–1909. [76] Arnold Bennett (1867–1931), writer, went to school in Newcastle [77] Ada Nield Chew (1870–1945), suffragist and social activist [78] Fanny Deakin (1883–1968), local politician born in Silverdale, campaigned for child nourishment and ...