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References
- ↑ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
- ↑ "SYKES, Francis (1732-1804), of Basildon Park, Berks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ "National Monuments Record (St Bartholomews Church)".
- ↑ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.150
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