Sir Thomas Hope, of Scottish Descent but born in the Netherlands in 1769, came from a rich banking family. He was an author and furniture designer. Anastasius, written in 1819, tells the story of a Greek hero, of considerable ability and courage,absolutely untroubled with conscience, who becomes renegade and goes through various adventures. Anastasius was attributed to Lord Byron and only credited to Sir Thomas Hope on his avowing it in Blackwood’s Magazine. He also wrote the book “Household Furniture and Interior Decoration” in 1807, and thus coined the phrase “Interior Decoration”. He died on 03/02/1831. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, contain some of his collections.

Henry Hope, a collector of fine art and gems acquired the large blue diamond that carries his family’s name. The Hope Diamond, at 45.52 carats, is the world’s largest deep blue diamond, and is more than a billion years old. It is today in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-80, wrote part of ‘Coningsby’, a political novel, at The Deepdene. His imperialist policies brought India directly under the crown and he was personally responsible for purchasing control of the Suez Canal. The central Conservative Party organisation is his creation.

Sir Thomas Hope, of Scottish Descent but born in the Netherlands in 1769, came from a rich banking family. He was an author and furniture designer. Anastasius, written in 1819, tells the story of a Greek hero, of considerable ability and courage,absolutely untroubled with conscience, who becomes renegade and goes through various adventures. Anastasius was attributed to Lord Byron and only credited to Sir Thomas Hope on his avowing it in Blackwood’s Magazine. He also wrote the book “Household Furniture and Interior Decoration” in 1807, and thus coined the phrase “Interior Decoration”. He died on 03/02/1831. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, contain some of his collections.

Henry Hope, a collector of fine art and gems acquired the large blue diamond that carries his family’s name. The Hope Diamond, at 45.52 carats, is the world’s largest deep blue diamond, and is more than a billion years old. It is today in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-80, wrote part of ‘Coningsby’, a political novel, at The Deepdene. His imperialist policies brought India directly under the crown and he was personally responsible for purchasing control of the Suez Canal. The central Conservative Party organisation is his creation.

Sir Thomas Hope, of Scottish Descent but born in the Netherlands in 1769, came from a rich banking family. He was an author and furniture designer. Anastasius, written in 1819, tells the story of a Greek hero, of considerable ability and courage,absolutely untroubled with conscience, who becomes renegade and goes through various adventures. Anastasius was attributed to Lord Byron and only credited to Sir Thomas Hope on his avowing it in Blackwood’s Magazine. He also wrote the book “Household Furniture and Interior Decoration” in 1807, and thus coined the phrase “Interior Decoration”. He died on 03/02/1831. The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, contain some of his collections.

Henry Hope, a collector of fine art and gems acquired the large blue diamond that carries his family’s name. The Hope Diamond, at 45.52 carats, is the world’s largest deep blue diamond, and is more than a billion years old. It is today in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister in 1868 and 1874-80, wrote part of ‘Coningsby’, a political novel, at The Deepdene. His imperialist policies brought India directly under the crown and he was personally responsible for purchasing control of the Suez Canal. The central Conservative Party organisation is his creation.

He committed his first robbery at the age of sixteen and left for the East End of London soon after his father died. His family only ever saw him once after he left and that was to introduce them to Brenda and their children in Bournemouth duringthe early 1970's.

There have been many stories about Danny Kincaid, some of which include: he trained at Repton Boys Boxing School in Stepney, worked for 'Mad Frankie Fraser' ‘running errands’, fought as a Heavyweight Boxer at the Moscow Olympics, worked as a Stuntman in India, lived in the Himalayas and spent time at Parkhurst, Wormwood Scrubs, Albany and Dorchester Prisons, for crimes that include prostitution, extortion, robbery with violence and protection racketeering?!

About 1985, one of his sisters received a telephone call from David and an Indian lady regarding investment opportunities for a shop in London. She declined the offer and received a telephone call a few weeks later from the British Embassy in Greece. The 'official'gave notification of David's death in a car accident he had whilst driving home from a meal with friends. A few weeks later, an Indian lady made a request for financial help with the funeral arrangements but gave no other details. They haven’t been heard from since. There are no details of his death or burial site recorded in Greece, India or the UK.

Danny Kincaid hasn't been seen since 1976 but is believed to have committed offences as recently as 1997. Bromley Police believe him to still be alive.

He’s used many aliases. Hampshire Police list him as using the names: Peter Daniel Kincade, Daniel Vincent Kincaid, Danny Kincaid, Peter Daniel Kincaid, Michael McClennon and Michael McLennon. His fingerprints were entered into their database on 04/11/2005.

Repton Boys Club, Bethnal Green, opened in 1895 and bombed during WW II, was voted in 1969 the top Amateur Boxing Club in London. The club's members have included the Kray twins ‎(notorious London gangsters Ronnie andReggie Kray)‎ who fought there as boys in the 1950’s, and Audley Harrison, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Super-Heavyweight Gold Medallist. The club’s boxing ring set the scene for the poker game played in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ‎(1998)‎ and ‘Mad Frankie Fraser’, described by two British Home Secretaries as “the most dangerous man in Britain”, includes the venue on his Gangland Tours of East London.