
Strange Affairs at Christchurch : Sir Peter Mews - Knave or Knight?
Sir Peter Mews, whose uncle was Peter Mews Bishop of Winchester - the last Warrior Bishop - built the grand manor house on the Hinton Admiral estate near Christchurch, Dorset and was the local MP from 1710 until his death in 1725.
One would expect to see some evidence of his life in the Christchurch area but this is not the case. We do not even know what he looked like. There are portraits of his w...
Sir Peter Mews, whose uncle was Peter Mews Bishop of Winchester - the last Warrior Bishop - built the grand manor house on the Hinton Admiral estate near Christchurch, Dorset and was the local MP from 1710 until his death in 1725.
One would expect to see some evidence of his life in the Christchurch area but this is not the case. We do not even know what he looked like. There are portraits of his w...