Vivian Naylor-Leyland
Sir Vivyan Edward Naylor-Leyland, 3rd Baronet was a British aristocrat and banker.
Biography
Early life
Vivian Edward Naylor-Leyland was born on 5 March 1924. His father was Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet and his mother, Marguerite de Belabre. His paternal grandfather was Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland, 1st Baronet, who served as Member of Parliament for Colchester from 1892 to 1895 and for Southport from 1898 to 1899. He grew up at his paternal family residence of Nantclwyd Hall, a Grade II listed mansion in Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford and the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Career
He served in the Grenadier Guards of the British Army, becoming Lieutenant.Later, he made a fortune as a banker in Liverpool.
On 23 September 1952 he became the 3rd Baronet Naylor-Leyland, of Hyde Park House, Albert Gate, London. With his inherited title came the family country seat of Nantclwyd Hall. At Nantclwyd, he commissioned the architect Clough Williams-Ellis to add a fibreglass temple, a clock tower, a ceremonial arch, gazebos, a dovecote, and formal gardens.