From the book: Liberal Lion: Jo Grimond: A Political Life By Peter Barberis
"During the 1860s, great grandfather Joseph Grimond had developed a 'jute palace' at Kerbat House, later renamed Carbet Castle. This was typical of the way in which middle-class manufacturers there and elsewhere began to enjoy the fruits of their enterprise. As such, the residence was situated on the outskirts of Dundee, set apart from the rapidly expanding working-class quarters of the town. It was here in Dundee that Jo's father met his future wife, (Helen) Lydia Richardson. The Richardsons were a Birkenhead family but Helen's brother, Foster Richardson, had moved to Dundee to work for J. and a.D. Grimond. The brothers-in-law maintained a close friendship, winning the 1924 (tennis) Calcutta Cup Foursomes. Jo's parents were married in Oxton, near Birkenhead, on 14 August 1898. As middle-class families gravitated to the outskirts of the larger towns and cities, so they also sought refuge in satellite towns. Thus the Grimonds took a property in St Andrews."
"During the 1860s, great grandfather Joseph Grimond had developed a 'jute palace' at Kerbat House, later renamed Carbet Castle. This was typical of the way in which middle-class manufacturers there and elsewhere began to enjoy the fruits of their enterprise. As such, the residence was situated on the outskirts of Dundee, set apart from the rapidly expanding working-class quarters of the town. It was here in Dundee that Jo's father met his future wife, (Helen) Lydia Richardson. The Richardsons were a Birkenhead family but Helen's brother, Foster Richardson, had moved to Dundee to work for J. and a.D. Grimond. The brothers-in-law maintained a close friendship, winning the 1924 (tennis) Calcutta Cup Foursomes. Jo's parents were married in Oxton, near Birkenhead, on 14 August 1898. As middle-class families gravitated to the outskirts of the larger towns and cities, so they also sought refuge in satellite towns. Thus the Grimonds took a property in St Andrews."
From the book: Liberal Lion: Jo Grimond: A Political Life By Peter Barberis
"During the 1860s, great grandfather Joseph Grimond had developed a 'jute palace' at Kerbat House, later renamed Carbet Castle. This was typical of the way in which middle-class manufacturers there and elsewhere began to enjoy the fruits of their enterprise. As such, the residence was situated on the outskirts of Dundee, set apart from the rapidly expanding working-class quarters of the town. It was here in Dundee that Jo's father met his future wife, (Helen) Lydia Richardson. The Richardsons were a Birkenhead family but Helen's brother, Foster Richardson, had moved to Dundee to work for J. and a.D. Grimond. The brothers-in-law maintained a close friendship, winning the 1924 (tennis) Calcutta Cup Foursomes. Jo's parents were married in Oxton, near Birkenhead, on 14 August 1898. As middle-class families gravitated to the outskirts of the larger towns and cities, so they also sought refuge in satellite towns. Thus the Grimonds took a property in St Andrews."
"During the 1860s, great grandfather Joseph Grimond had developed a 'jute palace' at Kerbat House, later renamed Carbet Castle. This was typical of the way in which middle-class manufacturers there and elsewhere began to enjoy the fruits of their enterprise. As such, the residence was situated on the outskirts of Dundee, set apart from the rapidly expanding working-class quarters of the town. It was here in Dundee that Jo's father met his future wife, (Helen) Lydia Richardson. The Richardsons were a Birkenhead family but Helen's brother, Foster Richardson, had moved to Dundee to work for J. and a.D. Grimond. The brothers-in-law maintained a close friendship, winning the 1924 (tennis) Calcutta Cup Foursomes. Jo's parents were married in Oxton, near Birkenhead, on 14 August 1898. As middle-class families gravitated to the outskirts of the larger towns and cities, so they also sought refuge in satellite towns. Thus the Grimonds took a property in St Andrews."
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