Oh, lord: from 'rags to rags' Beaverbrook's family has fallen far. Now, a fight over works of art at a New Brunswick gallery may hold the key to bringing his estate back to glory. ELIZABETH RENZETTI reports
15th Nov 2006, 00:32 GMT
Cherkley Court is a rambling 30-bedroom Victorian mansion set in the lush countryside of Surrey, a 40-minute train ride from London's Waterloo station. It may not be particularly lovely, but it seduced Max Aitken, the minister's son from New Brunswick who rose to become the press baron Lord Beaverbrook. (Globe Insider subscribers only)
Oh, lord: from 'rags to rags' Beaverbrook's family has fallen far. Now, a fight over works of art at a New Brunswick gallery may hold the key to bringing his estate back to glory. ELIZABETH RENZETTI reports related news:
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