Sir Humphrey Gilbert was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.
A stamp depicting Gilbert
Plaque commemorating Gilbert's founding of the British Empire in St. John's, Newfoundland
The last moments of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, by Edward Ollier (c. 1900)
Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie, it is now owned by the National Trust.
A greenhouse in the walled garden, installed by Richard Harvey
The house in July 2008, under restoration