{"product_id":"grace-lowrey-stanley-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-22-1927","title":"Grace Lowrey Stanley Country Life Magazine Portrait October 22 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hon. Grace Lowrey Stanley Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, October 22 1927. LXII No. 1605\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of the Hon. \u003cstrong\u003eGrace Stanley\u003c\/strong\u003e, younger daughter of Lord and Lady Ashfield, whose engagement to \u003cstrong\u003eMr E. J. Barford, M.C.\u003c\/strong\u003e, had just been announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lowrey Stanley\u003c\/strong\u003e was the daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prominent businessman and politician associated with the development of the London Underground, and his wife, Grace Lowrey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Groom:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdward James Barford\u003c\/strong\u003e, M.C., was a decorated military officer and later became chairman of the engineering firm Aveling-Barford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e The couple married on October 30, 1928, at Claridge’s Hotel in London.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildren:\u003c\/strong\u003e They had four children:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdwina P. L. Barford\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1931)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClive Julian Stanley Barford\u003c\/strong\u003e (1933–2007)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Juliette Helen Barford\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1933), twin of Clive\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Barford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e The marriage ended in divorce in 1940. Grace later married \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Herbert John Buckmaster\u003c\/strong\u003e the same year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCareer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edward Barford became a leading industrialist through his work with Aveling-Barford, a firm known for manufacturing road rollers and construction equipment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52219693302053,"sku":"CL-2912","price":64.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Grace-Stanley-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1927.jpg?v=1776204871","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/grace-lowrey-stanley-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-22-1927","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}