Alice Dryden

English photographer, historian and writer

Alice Dryden (later Marcon, 3 August 1866 – 4 February 1956) was an English photographer, historian and writer. She published books and articles about the history of various Midlands counties illustrated with her own photographs, and is also remembered for her work on the history of lace. Her name was Alice Marcon after 1913. Early life. Dryden was born on 3 August 1866, at the Elizabethan manor house of Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire. Her parents were Sir Henry Dryden and Lady Frances Dryden (née Tredcroft), who had married when they were 47 and 42 respectively. She was their only child. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dryden

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