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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Rowland De Winton Aldridge''' (1906–1997) was a British architect, architectural historian and artist. He was born in Kent and named in honour of his great grandmother, Catherine Rebecca de Winton, a member of the Parry de Winton engineering family.<ref>The Peerage.com</ref>
An authority on the architecture of the 18th century, Aldridge was an important influence on his close friend, newspaper owner the 2nd Baron Iliffe, during Iliffe's complete restoration of Basildon Park.<ref>The Times, Friday, Dec 09, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48173; col D</ref><ref>Pugh, p14</ref>
Aldridge was a protegee of Edward Wesson, one of the most "outstanding" watercolour artists of the 20th century.<ref>So described in Aspire Magazine, p7. Issue 119</ref> During the mid-20th century, Aldrige was a prolific artist of landscapes, seascapes and urban riverscapes. He usually signed his work "''R Winton Aldridge''".
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== References == *[http://www.aspiremagazinegroup.co.uk/download/119.pdf Aspire Magazine (issue 119)] retrieved 23 September 2010 *{{cite book | last = Charles Pugh | first = Tracey Avery | year = 2002 | title = Basildon Park | publisher = The National Trust | location = | isbn = 978-1-84359-010-1 }}
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