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...that Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (pictured) is reputed to have thrown either a Bible or a Prayer Book at the head of King George IV?
...that Raw Head was a Marilyn, but was demoted in 2009 after a re-survey?
...that John Douglas' design for 78–94 Foregate Street, Chester was so unlike any of his previous architectural styles that it "shocked the City Council Improvement Committee"?
...that the Tarporley Hunt Club, founded in 1762, is the oldest surviving hunt club in England?

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