Kirby Hall, showing the original 3 gables. The roofing contains ships' timbers, a hint of Sir Francis Vere's past exploits. The account of my visit there is in the Fairfax Society's magazine. The author expresses grateful thanks to Mr and Mrs Philp for their hospitality, and for permission to use this photo.

Tilbury Hall. Horatio was Baron of Tilbury-juxta-Clare. Both houses stand in the grounds of Hedingham Castle, the ancestral home of the Earls of Oxford.

The 'Fairfax Oak' a survivor of the original Essex Forest, but everyone in Castle Hedingham will tell you that Fairfax sat underneath this tree to plan the siege of Colchester.

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See Gallery 6