Charles Isham, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Isham

English Baronet

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1819

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1903

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Charles Isham

  • Sir Charles Edmund Isham, 10th Baronet (16 December 1819 – 7 April 1903) was an English landowner and gardener based at Lamport Hall, Northampton.
  • He is credited with beginning the tradition of garden gnomes in the United Kingdom when he introduced a number of terracotta figures from Germany in the 1840s.
  • Nicknamed "Lampy", the only gnome of the original batch to survive is on display at Lamport Hall and insured for £1 million.

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