Alexander Lord Weymouth

Alexander George Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (6th May 1932 - 4th April 2020), styled Viscount Weymouth between 1946 and 1992, was an English lord. Although born in London, he grew up at his family's seat, Longleat, a great Elizabethan house set in Wiltshire parkland landscaped in the 18th century by Capability Brown. After attending Ludgrove School and Eton College, he was commissioned into the Life Guards as a lieutenant in 1951. He was then educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was president of the Bullingdon Club, and travelled across Europe.
In 1966, he opened Longleat Safari and Adventure Park as the first drive-through safari park outside Africa. The park is situated in the grounds of Longleat House, an English stately home which is open to the public and is the home of the 7th Marquess of Bath. Today, Longleat is home to over 500 animals, and the estate occupies 9,000 acres (36.42 km2) of Wiltshire countryside.
In 2020, he died after contracting the Coronavirus.
== Links to Peel ==
Peel played a track from a rare LP by Alexander George Thynn, under the pseudonym of Alexander Lord Weymouth in 1987. The LP was released in 1974 and was the only record made by Alexander George Thynn, who was known for his artistic creations, including his colourful style of dress, which he acquired as an art student in Paris in the 1950s, as well as being a prolific amateur painter who had decorated rooms of his home with erotic scenes from the Kama Sutra.
In 1999, Peel played a track from Mr & Mrs Young (they later changed their name to Silo Portem) called Lord Bath, which used a sample of Alexander George Thynn speaking.
== Shows Played ==
;1987
*11 May 1987: Mulberry Coloured Venus (LP - I Play The Host) Pye Golden Guinea
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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