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- ↑ The Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/rfo/the-cholmondeleys-and-the-featherstonehaughs/
- ↑ Lea Anderson http://www.thecholmondeleys.org/page.php?id=5
- ↑ , Report of Disbandment Plans on BBC Website.
