{"product_id":"sir-john-eldon-bankes-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-17-1927","title":"Sir John Eldon Bankes Country Life Magazine Portrait December 17 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir John Eldon Bankes Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, December 17 1927. LXII No. 1613\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Right Hon. Sir John Eldon Bankes, P.C.\u003c\/strong\u003e (1854–1946), a distinguished Welsh judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal and a member of the Privy Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCareer:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was appointed a judge of the High Court in 1910 and became a \u003cstrong\u003eLord Justice of Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1915, serving until his retirement in 1927.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was the son of John Scott Bankes of Soughton Hall and a great-grandson of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon\u003c\/strong\u003e, former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e He played an important role in drafting the constitution for the Church in Wales following its disestablishment in 1920.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1882, he married \u003cstrong\u003eEdith Ethelston\u003c\/strong\u003e (1856–1931), daughter of Robert Peel Ethelston of Whitchurch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildren:\u003c\/strong\u003e The couple had four children, including:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Wynne Bankes\u003c\/strong\u003e (1887–1975), a barrister who served as Private Secretary to several Lord Chancellors\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Annie Bankes\u003c\/strong\u003e, who married Sir Wilfrid Hubert Poyer Lewis, a High Court judge\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Legacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e His son Robert inherited the family seat at Soughton Hall, while a memorial institute in Northop, Flintshire, was established in memory of his wife Edith after her death.\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":52220973941029,"sku":"CL-2915","price":521.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Sir-John-Eldon-Bankes-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1927.jpg?v=1776230009","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-dk\/products\/sir-john-eldon-bankes-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-17-1927","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}