Thanks to all those who attended Peter Sander's talk on Saturday on his great-grandfather Frederick Sander, 'The Orchid King', in the Lady Chapel. It was a fascinating talk which mixed family history with an account of the 'orchid mania' that gripped Europe and America before World War I.
Last summer a blue plaque to Frederick was installed in George Street. The fees from Peter's talk will fund more blue plaques.
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