Category Lord Lothian

The Second World War as Seen in the Embassy Landscape

March 12, 2014 · by · in Beatrix Farrand, British Ambassador's Residence Washington, British Embassy Gardens, British Embassy Washington, Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton Oaks Park, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Lindsay, Lord Halifax, Lord Lothian, Marquess of Lothian, Massachusetts Avenue, Mildred Barnes Bliss, Robert Woods Bliss, Royal Garden Party, Sir Edwin Lutyens, World War II in Washington · Leave a comment

The transformation of Washington during the Second World War can be seen in structural changes at the British Embassy. Quickly assembled wartime additions to the Lutyens Chancery were erected in 1940. When those proved inadequate for the burgeoning staff’s needs, property was leased throughout the city and land bordering the Embassy’s service road and Observatory […]

The End of the Lindsay Era and the Beginning of the War Years in the Embassy’s Gardens

March 1, 2014 · by · in Beatrix Farrand, British Ambassador's Residence Washington, British Embassy Gardens, British Embassy Washington, Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton Oaks Park, Elizabeth Cameron, Frederick Brooke, Lady Lindsay, Lord Lothian, Marquess of Lothian, Massachusetts Avenue, Mildred Barnes Bliss, Robert Woods Bliss, Ronald Lindsay, Stepleton House · Leave a comment

Ronald Lindsay retired from the British Ambassadorship in Washington and set sail for England on 30 August 1939, landing just after war was declared on Germany. Elizabeth Lindsay never saw her husband again. His work and failing health confined him to his country for the duration. He died in 1945 and was buried next to […]