John Gardner Wilkinson
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Sir John Gardner Wilkinson was an English traveller, writer and pioneer egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British egyptology".
Portrait of Gardner Wilkinson, pioneer egyptologist, c. 1863
Wilkinson's numbering system for the tombs of the Valley of the Kings remains in use today
John Gardner Wilkinson, Egyptologist
Little Missenden
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Little Missenden is a village and civil parish on the River Misbourne in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Great Missenden and 3 miles (5 km) west of Amersham. The village lies on the River Misbourne in the Misbourne valley.
Parish church of St John the Baptist
Little Missenden Manor house
Paintings on the north wall of the nave, with St Christopher on the left
Image: St. John the Baptist Church, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire