Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Sir Robert Phillimore, 1st Baronet
Baron Phillimore
, of
Shiplake
in the
County of Oxford
, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
[1]
It was created in 1918 for the former Judge of the
High Court of Justice
and
Lord Justice of Appeal
,
Sir Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baronet
. The
Phillimore Baronetcy
, of The Coppice, had been created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
on 28 December 1881
[2]
for his father
Sir Robert Phillimore
, who was also a noted lawyer and judge. The first Baron was succeeded by his son, the second Baron.
On his death the titles passed to his grandson, the third Baron, his eldest son Captain the Hon. Anthony Francis Phillimore (d. 1940) having been killed in action during the
Second World War
. The third Baron was childless and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baron. He was an architect.
As of 2016
[update]
the titles are held by his son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 1994. The fifth baron is a barrister who lives at
Coppid Hall
,
Shiplake
, Oxfordshire.
Phillimore Estate
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The Phillimore family were formerly owners, and now trustees, of the Phillimore Estate
[3]
in
Kensington
, west London, covering the prosperous 19th century houses around
Holland Park
and
Campden Hill
.
[4]
The family also controls Coppid Farming Enterprises, a landowner with an interest in the
Crichel Down
estate.
[5]
The fourth Baron owned
Villa Foscari
, a masterpiece of
Palladio
and now a
Unesco World Heritage
site.
Phillimore Baronets, of The Coppice (1881)
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Barons Phillimore (1918)
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Tristan Phillimore at British Polo Day Morocco in 2015
The
heir apparent
is the present holder's son, the Hon. Tristan Anthony Stephen Phillimore (b. 1977)
Coat of arms of Baron Phillimore
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- Crest
- In front of a tower Argent thereon a falcon volant Proper holding in the beak a lure Gold three cinqeufoils fesswise Or.
- Escutcheon
- Sable three bars indented Erminois in chief an anchor between two cinqeufoils Or.
- Supporters
- On either side an owl Proper each charged with an anchor Or.
- Motto
- Fortem Posce Animum (Pray For A Brave Soul)
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