What is recorded here
1889-1977 // World Chief Guide // Lived as a girl at West House in these grounds
Lady Baden-Powell, born in 1889, was the founder of the Girl Guides movement and served as World Chief Guide; she lived at West House in these grounds during her childhood. The site is important as it is associated with her early life and later global leadership in youth development.
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- Derbyshire County Council
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