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Joan Imogen Muriel Skirving JP (née Huskinson, c. 1937 – 1 July 2016) was a British hotelier and restaurateur, who turned her family home Langar Hall into an award-winning country house hotel.

Biography

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Skirving was born as Joan Imogen Muriel Huskinson in 1937 in Marylebone, London, England. She was the daughter of Geoffrey Huskinson, a "pre-war captain of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club,"[1] and his wife, Carmen Imogen de las Casas, who was the daughter of a Spanish nobleman from Cuba.[2] She had three siblings, including cartoonist Geoffrey Huskinson.[2]

Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire

Skirving's great-grandmother bought Langar Hall, outside Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, in 1860.[3] Skirving inherited the family home, where her father used to entertain famous cricketers of the 1930's,[4] after his death in 1968. She turned the residence into an award-winning boutique country house hotel.[5] Guests at Langar Hall included Keira Knightley, Barbara Cartland, Henry Blofeld, and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband married Justine Thornton there in 2011.[3]

Skirving served as chair of the Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust in 1976.[6]

Skirving died on 1 July 2016, when she was hit by a car whilst on holiday in Menorca, Spain.[3][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Grosvenor, Tamara; Kemp, Patti (2004). Britain & Ireland. Interlink Books. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-56656-536-3.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Huskinson, comic illustrator – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 April 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Langar Hall owner Imogen Skirving killed in Menorca crash". BBC News. BBC News. July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ Premier Hotels of Great Britain and Ireland. Pelican Pub. 1998. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-56554-342-3.
  5. ^ Duncan, Fiona (3 October 2017). "Inside Langar Hall: is this Nottinghamshire's best-kept secret?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Former Members". Nottinghamshire Building Preservation Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Obituary: Imogen Skirving". The Times. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ Whitfield, David (23 June 2017). "Notts hotel and restaurant owner dies on Spanish island". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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