Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, was an English peer and sportsman. He was president of Bertram Mills Olympia Circus and a vice-president of the RSPCA.
1930 portrait by Sir John Lavery
Lonsdale wearing the undress uniform of the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry during the Imperial German Army manoeuvres of 1902
Lonsdale's racing colours by E & W Anstie Ltd cigarette card (1922)
Lowther Castle
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Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. The house was largely built
Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
…Lonsdale inherited enormous wealth derived from his father's Cumberland coalmines, and owned 75,000 acres (30,000 ha) of land. He had residences at Lowther Castle, at Whitehaven Castle, Barleythorpe and Carlton House Terrace, London. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the Westmorland and Cumberland…
The garden front of the castle
Lowther Hall, the predecessor to Lowther Castle, built in the late 17th century by Viscount Lonsdale. The main wing was destroyed following a chimney fire in 1718. This painting, done by Lady Mary Lowther in c. 1765, shows trees growing through the roof.
Lowther Hall in the early 18th century
William Lowther 1st Earl of Lonsdale.