Interests
Alexander had many interests, one of which was historic ships and he commissioned a collection of ship models by Donald McNarry. McNarry took eight years to build the collection which featured ships that had sailed round the South African Cape. The collection was put on public display in the Maritime Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, but can now be found in the City Museum, Durban, South Africa.
Alexander had a large collection of Chinese snuff bottles from the Qing Dynasty, which were featured in a number of publications.
Alexander was also interested in Roman history, and was involved in fundraising for reconstruction efforts on Hadrian's Wall.
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