2018

TL1018 : Common Footman at Luton Hoo

taken 6 years ago, near to New Mill End, Central Bedfordshire, England

Common Footman at Luton Hoo
Common Footman at Luton Hoo
Not one of the smart hotel's staff, but a moth [Eilema lurideola]. I thought it was a bit of leaf on my seat, but it flew away and landed on the wall of the house. There are several Footmen species, not always easy to separate, and I'm open to correction on the id of this one.
Luton Hoo

Now a smart country house hotel, and part of a spa and golf club complex, but originally built in the 18thC, by Robert Adam, for the 3rd Earl of Bute. It replaced an earlier manor house that dated from the 11thC. In 1843 much of the house and its contents were destroyed by a devastating fire, and remained a burnt shell until 1848, when the estate was sold to John Leigh, a Liverpool solicitor and property speculator, who rebuilt it. In 1903 the estate was sold to the diamond magnate Sir Julius Wernher. It became the home of the Wernher Collection, and acquired by his son and Lady Wernher. During WWII the house served as Headquarters Eastern Command, and the grounds were used as a tank testing ground for the Churchill tanks that were produced in Luton. It was opened as Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf, and Spa in October 2007. LinkExternal link.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Country estates Place: Bedfordshire Luton Primary Subject: Moth other tags: Luton Hoo Moth Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TL1018, 28 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 1044 1853 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:51.2666N 0:23.8723W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 1043 1853
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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