Charles Isham

Sir Charles Edmund Isham
Isham, c. 1850
Born(1819-12-16)16 December 1819
Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire, England
Died7 April 1903(1903-04-07) (aged 83)
Horsham, Sussex, England
Education
OccupationsLandowner, gardener
Known forIntroducing garden gnomes to the UK
Title10th Baronet Isham
Spouse
Emily Vaughan
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(m. 1847⁠–⁠1898)​
Children3
HonorsHigh Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1851)

Sir Charles Edmund Isham, 10th Baronet (16 December 1819 – 7 April 1903) was an English landowner and gardener based at Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire. He is credited with beginning the tradition of garden gnomes in the United Kingdom when he introduced a number of terracotta figures from Germany in the 1840s. Nicknamed "Lampy", the only gnome of the original batch to survive is on display at Lamport Hall and insured for £1 million.

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