a civil and electrical engineer. Immediately after their marriage the couple moved into Egglington House. Here they held numerous house parties. Besides Sylvia Pankhurst they entertained other notable people. One of these was Sir Albert Richardson, a leading architect who lived in Avenue House in Ampthill. In his biography his visits to Eggington House are mentioned. The house is described in the following terms. “Eggington was tall and Queen Anne, three storeys of white sash windows looked out on to a carriage sweep and lavender-filled gardens, it deserved the high praise that John Hodgson had bestowed on it. The Hodgsons became firm friends and the visits between Ampthill and Eggington were frequent.” John Hodgson died in 1936 and Joan moved from Eggington House. She died 30 years later in Eton, Berkshire. References Nikolaus Pevsner, Bedfordshire, Huntingdon, and Peterborough, Penguin Books (Buildings of England), 1974, . Grade II* listed buildings in Bedfordshire Country houses in Bedfordshire