Alice Hext (2 March 1865 - 14 September 1939) was a Cornish philanthropist, garden developer and magistrate. She was the owner of the Trebah Estate and leisure garden, near Falmouth in Cornwall from 1907 to her death in 1939, and generously supported the development of sports and social activities in the Parishes of Constantine and Mawnan.
Read more about Alice Hext: Birth & Marriage, Trebah Garden, Philanthropy, Protective Covenant, Public Service, Death and Legacy
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