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ITN/5/35/10
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Designer and furniture maker Mr John Makepiece
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- 14 September 1980 (Creation)
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(1955 - present)
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Beaminster, Dorset. Designer and furniture maker Mr John Makepiece at Parnham House near Beaminster, Dorset where tomorrow Viscount Linley, 18 year old son of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, begins a course in carpentry. Mr Makepiece, who directs the School for Craftsmen in Wood, also runs the adjoining John Makepiece Furniture Workshops renowned for unique pieces of furniture designed for private houses. In addition to working with wood, Viscount Linley will also learn marketing and economic planning there
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