Banner image: the huge, 300m long north front of Ashridge that dwarfs the 108m long Buckingham Palace.
His most regular entry was his location, 563 times. This shows that he spent most of his time at Ashridge House, followed by Belton then 8 Carlton House Terrace his London residence. But 221 daily entries were left blank as regards location.
The Brownlows travelled extensively. Countries visited during the 6-year sample were Algeria, Austria (Trieste before Italian annexation), France, Germany, Italy, Portugal (Madeira), Scotland, Spain, Sudan & Switzerland.
In 1897, they set off in January for Egypt to sail the Nile. It is difficult to interpret all their stops on the Nile due to transcription/indecipherability/Arabic translation/Lake Nasser problems, but they sailed south as far the 2nd cataract at Wadi Halfa in Sudan. From London and back to Ashridge took them away more than 3 months.
The map, right, illustrates the extent of their wanderings.
Ashridge was served by Berkhamsted railway station on the LNWR. In 1866, there were two arrivals and departures each day for London. By 1906, many more; the 08.09 from Berkhamsted reached Euston at 09.25. A 17.45 from Euston would arrive at 18.37. The Brownlow's had their own private waiting room at Berkhamsted (left). Now called the Brownlow Waiting Rooms, Station Approach, Berkhamsted HP4 1FQ. Used as a quartermaster's stores in WW1. Present by 1887 when royalty visited Ashridge.
When not on holiday, what did Brownlow record as his activities?
The most frequently recorded activity was his summer camps with his territorial troops. This is followed by his deep interest in the Home Arts. The Home Arts and Industries Association, was set up by Earl Brownlow in 1885 to encourage handicrafts among the lower classes
Pastimes are mainly confined to shooting and fishing. He only once recorded golf and that was tea on Belton Park's golf course that he had founded.
He involved himself with school committees mainly at Berkhamsted and Eton, his old school.
Brownlow was a National Gallery Trustee from 1897 to 1917 and donated several art works to them.