Lord Brownlow's Strathspey
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LORD BROWNLOW'S STRATHSPEY (S3x32) 3C set Tom Arrol Berkhamsted Diamond Collection1- 8 1s and 2s set and rotate
9-16 1s and 3s dance the Bourrel:
1M+3L set advancing, ¾ turn 2H and twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up, Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise ½ way,
Set to partners and turn 2H (sometimes RH) to own sides having changed places
17-20 Top couple lead down to 3rd place cross and cast up to 2nd place as Middle couple set and cross down to 3rd place as Bottom couple cast up to 1st place and cross RH
21-24 All set and ½ turn 2H to own sides
25-32 1s set and cross RH, 1s cast to bottom and cross LH
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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The title, Lord Brownlow's Strathspey, is a reference to the Berkhamsted Strathspey And Reel Club's early meeting place, which was said to be the personal railway waiting room of Adelbert Wellington Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844–1921).In the 1950s, the club reportedly held Saturday night dances in this unique venue during its formative years.
He inherited Ashridge House and its vast estate near Berkhamsted and lived there with his wife, Countess Adelaide Brownlow.
Adelbert Wellington Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844–1921), was a British soldier, courtier, and Conservative politician.
Educated at Eton, he inherited the earldom in 1867 following the death of his elder brother.
His political roles included serving under Lord Salisbury as Paymaster General and Under-Secretary of State for War.
He was also Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire for over 50 years and held various honorary military positions.
As a courtier, he served as Volunteer Aide-de-Camp to three monarchs and was appointed GCVO in 1921.
Brownlow married Lady Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot in 1868; they had no children. After his death, the earldom became extinct.
Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust, 3rd Earl And 4th Baron Brownlow
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