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'''Sir Gawaine George Hope Baillie, 7th Baronet''' (8 March 1934 – 21 December 2003) was a British amateur motor [[racing driver]], engineer, [[industrialist]], [[stamp collector]], and the owner of the estate surrounding [[Leeds Castle]], the ancient fortress in Kent. The castle itself was bequeathed to the nation upon his mother's death in 1974.<ref name="telegraph obit">{{cite news | title = Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt | work |
'''Sir Gawaine George Hope Baillie, 7th Baronet''' (8 March 1934 – 21 December 2003) was a British amateur motor [[racing driver]], engineer, [[industrialist]], [[stamp collector]], and the owner of the estate surrounding [[Leeds Castle]], the ancient fortress in Kent. The castle itself was bequeathed to the nation upon his mother's death in 1974.<ref name="telegraph obit">{{cite news | title = Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 2 January 2004 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450793/Sir-Gawaine-Baillie%2C-Bt.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120918103624/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1450793/Sir-Gawaine-Baillie,-Bt.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 September 2012 | access-date = 30 June 2008 | location=London}}</ref> After his death, it was discovered that he had amassed, almost entirely in secret, one of the greatest collections of stamps of the former [[British Empire]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Adams | first = Susan | title = Lots of Stamps | work = What's Hot Now | publisher = [[Forbes]] | date = 14 September 2004 | url = https://www.forbes.com/2004/09/14/cz_sa_0914hot.html | access-date = 30 June 2008 }}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Sir Gawaine was raised at [[Leeds Castle]], the ancient fortress in [[Kent]] that his mother [[Olive, Lady Baillie|Lady Baillie]] (''née'' Olive Cecilia Paget), a Whitney heiress, had bought with her sister [[Dorothy Paget]] in 1928.<ref name="bbc"/> At age five, after [[World War II]] broke out, Baillie went to live with his American cousins, the [[Whitney family]]. Soon after returning to England, his father ([[Adrian Baillie|Sir Adrian Baillie, 6th Baronet]]) died on 8 January 1947,<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> and he succeeded to the family title, becoming 7th Baronet of [[Polkemmet Country Park|Polkemmet]], Linlithgowshire.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry|editor=Mosley, Charles| |
Sir Gawaine was raised at [[Leeds Castle]], the ancient fortress in [[Kent]] that his mother [[Olive, Lady Baillie|Lady Baillie]] (''née'' Olive Cecilia Paget), a Whitney heiress, had bought with her sister [[Dorothy Paget]] in 1928.<ref name="bbc"/> At age five, after [[World War II]] broke out, Baillie went to live with his American cousins, the [[Whitney family]]. Soon after returning to England, his father ([[Adrian Baillie|Sir Adrian Baillie, 6th Baronet]]) died on 8 January 1947,<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> and he succeeded to the family title, becoming 7th Baronet of [[Polkemmet Country Park|Polkemmet]], Linlithgowshire.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Burke's Peerage|Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood]]|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry|editor=Mosley, Charles|editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist)|edition=107|year=2003|ref=Burke|isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref> |
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Following education at [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], he created HPC Engineering in 1959,<ref name="bbc"/> a company which specialises in sub-contract manufacturing for the automotive, aerospace, computer, defence, medical and machine tool industries. He served as chairman and managing director of the company for the rest of his life. He was also an amateur race car driver, competing in numerous championships against [[Stirling Moss]], [[Mike Hawthorn]] and [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Seventh Sale of Stamps from the Collection of Sir Gawaine Baillie |work=Press release |publisher=[[Sotheby's]] |date=1 February 2006 |url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BID/0x0x97496/e7a31818-02a8-4a55-88be-fc0f46f542f1/20060201-186213.pdf | |
Following education at [[Sandroyd School]], [[Eton College|Eton]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]],{{cn|date=February 2021}} he created HPC Engineering in 1959,<ref name="bbc"/> a company which specialises in sub-contract manufacturing for the automotive, aerospace, computer, defence, medical and machine tool industries. He served as chairman and managing director of the company for the rest of his life. He was also an amateur race car driver, competing in numerous championships against [[Stirling Moss]], [[Mike Hawthorn]] and [[Jackie Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Seventh Sale of Stamps from the Collection of Sir Gawaine Baillie |work=Press release |publisher=[[Sotheby's]] |date=1 February 2006 |url=http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BID/0x0x97496/e7a31818-02a8-4a55-88be-fc0f46f542f1/20060201-186213.pdf |access-date=29 August 2016 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913135150/http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BID/0x0x97496/e7a31818-02a8-4a55-88be-fc0f46f542f1/20060201-186213.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> After retiring from motor racing, he returned to his boyhood hobby of collecting stamps.<ref name="bbc"/> |
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== Racing career == |
== Racing career == |
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Sir Gawaine's driving career began in 1956, when he first started racing a [[Lotus Eleven]] sports car. |
Sir Gawaine's driving career began in 1956, when he first started racing a [[Lotus Eleven]] sports car. By 1958, he became a member of the Equipe Endeavour team, earning several wins in a [[Jaguar Mark 1]] including the John Davy Trophy at [[Brands Hatch]] as part of the inaugural [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]] season. By 1960, Sir Gawaine had purchased a [[Lotus Elite]] and entered several rounds of the [[World Sportscar Championship]], including his first attempt at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> |
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In 1961, Sir Gawaine entered the [[Tour de France automobile]] competition, finishing second in the touring car category. |
In 1961, Sir Gawaine entered the [[Tour de France automobile]] competition, finishing second in the touring car category. The following year, he crashed his [[Jaguar E-Type]] during the same competition and fell {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} down a hillside, emerging with numerous cuts to his face.<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> Sir Gawaine returned to the British Saloon Car Championship the following year, now campaigning an American-built [[Ford Galaxie]]. The Galaxie was also transported to Australia in 1964, where Sir Gawaine and [[Lex Davison]] entered the [[1964 Sandown 6 Hour International|Sandown 6 Hour International]]. |
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After Sir Gawaine's Australian tour with the Galaxie, he purchased a [[Ford Mustang]] for the [[1965 British Saloon Car Championship]], he finished second in the class championship behind his teammate [[Roy Pierpoint]]. In 1966 he finished first in class<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2004/16/sir-gawaine-baillie|title=Sir Gawaine Baillie |
After Sir Gawaine's Australian tour with the Galaxie, he purchased a [[Ford Mustang]] for the [[1965 British Saloon Car Championship]], he finished second in the class championship behind his teammate [[Roy Pierpoint]]. In 1966 he finished first in class<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-2004/16/sir-gawaine-baillie|title=Sir Gawaine Baillie|date=February 2004|website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] magazine archive|page=16|access-date=6 February 2015}}</ref> with a [[Ford Falcon (North America)|Ford Falcon]] which benefited from his expertise in [[Supercharger|supercharging]].<ref name ="telegraph obit"/> By 1967 Sir Gawaine had retired from racing. |
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== Stamp collecting == |
== Stamp collecting == |
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[[File:PlumEdwardVII.jpg|thumb|Baillie owned a copy of this [[Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum|2d Tyrian plum stamp]]]] |
[[File:PlumEdwardVII.jpg|thumb|Baillie owned a copy of this [[Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum|2d Tyrian plum stamp]]]] |
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Sir Gawaine's goal in stamp collecting was to build a comprehensive collection of [[Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain|postage stamps from Great Britain]] and the British Empire, starting with the earliest issues of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] through to the |
Sir Gawaine's goal in stamp collecting was to build a comprehensive collection of [[Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain|postage stamps from Great Britain]] and the British Empire, starting with the earliest issues of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] through to the modern day. Sir Gawaine was interested in only the most perfectly preserved stamps and his collection is distinguished from others of comparable scale by his exacting standards. He mastered at least ten areas of specialisation and acquired over 100,000 stamps,<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |title=Stamp collection raises millions |work=[[BBC News]] |date=1 October 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/3704900.stm |access-date=12 October 2017 }}</ref> of the highest quality including a copy of the scarce [[Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum]].<ref name="bbc"/> The collection was considered the most comprehensive of its kind. When [[Sotheby's]] put the stamps up for auction after his death, the collection was described as the most important to be sold in more than 50 years. Sotheby's divided the stamps into ten separate auctions, the first nine of which exceeded the initial estimate of £11m, by more than £4m.<ref name="worldcollectorsnet">{{cite web |title=The Philatelic Collection formed by Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt |work=News Stories |publisher=Worldcollectorsnet.com |date=25 September 2004 |url=http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/collecting-news/the-philatelic-collection-formed-by-sir-gawaine-baillie-bt/ |access-date=12 October 2017 }}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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In 1966, he married Margot Beaubien,<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> the daughter of Senator [[Louis Beaubien]] of Montreal. They had a daughter, Liza (born 1969), and a son, Adrian (born 1973), who upon his father's death became Sir Adrian Louis Baillie, 8th Baronet.<ref name="telegraph obit"/> |
In 1966, he married Margot Beaubien,<ref name="worldcollectorsnet"/> the daughter of Senator [[Louis-Philippe Beaubien]] of Montreal. They had a daughter, Liza (born 1969), and a son, Adrian (born 1973), who upon his father's death became Sir Adrian Louis Baillie, 8th Baronet.<ref name="telegraph obit"/> |
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==Racing record== |
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===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results=== |
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([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) |
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| [[1958 British Saloon Car Championship season|1958]] |
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! [[Tommy Sopwith (racing driver)|Equipe Endeavour]] |
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! [[Jaguar 3.4-litre|Jaguar 3.4-Litre]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>2†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>2‡</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Mallory Park|MAL]]<br><small>1†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>2†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>2†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>2</small> |
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| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] |
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| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] |
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| [[1959 British Saloon Car Championship season|1959]] |
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! [[Tommy Sopwith (racing driver)|Equipe Endeavour]] |
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! [[Jaguar 3.4-litre|Jaguar 3.4-Litre]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]''<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>1</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]''<br><small>1†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Brands Hatch|BRH]]''<br><small>2†</small> |
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|rowspan=2| [[1960 British Saloon Car Championship season|1960]] |
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! [[Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#bfbfbf;">+1600cc</span> |
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| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]'''''<br><small>1*</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>3*</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Oulton Park|OUL]]''<br><small>2*</small> |
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| [[1961 British Saloon Car Championship season|1961]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>1</small> |
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>4</small> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>5</small> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>?</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>DNS</small> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>5</small> |
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| [[Oulton Park|OUL]] |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>?</small> |
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| [[1962 British Saloon Car Championship season|1962]] |
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! [[Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>5</small> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>5</small> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>6</small> |
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| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]] |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>4</small> |
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|rowspan=2| [[1963 British Saloon Car Championship season|1963]] |
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! [[Ford Cortina GT]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">{{Tooltip|B|Class B}}</span> |
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| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]] |
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| [[Oulton Park|OUL]] |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>?</small> |
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! NC |
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! [[Ford Galaxie]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>?</small> |
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>4†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>Ret</small> |
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| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] |
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| [[Oulton Park|OUL]] |
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| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]] |
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! 9th |
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| [[1964 British Saloon Car Championship|1964]] |
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! Gawaine Baillie |
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! [[Ford Galaxie]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>DNS</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>4</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>5†</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>4</small> |
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| [[Oulton Park|OUL]] |
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! 24 |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |
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| [[1965 British Saloon Car Championship|1965]] |
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! Gawaine Baillie |
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! [[Ford Mustang (first generation)|Ford Mustang]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>5</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>7</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>5†</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>5</small> |
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br><small>Ret</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |
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| [[1966 British Saloon Car Championship|1966]] |
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! Gawaine Baillie |
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! [[Ford Falcon Sprint]] |
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! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''[[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]''<br><small>4</small> |
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]<br><small>?</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Crystal Palace circuit|CRY]]<br><small>4†</small> |
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>Ret</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Oulton Park|OUL]]<br><small>2</small> |
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br><small>3</small> |
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|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |
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!colspan="18"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref>}}}} |
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* Car over 1000cc - Not eligible for points. |
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== References == |
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Gawaine Baillie | |
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Born | 8 March 1934 |
Died | 21 December 2003 | (aged 69)
Nationality | English |
Occupation(s) | Racing driver Industrialist Philatelist |
Known for | British Saloon Car Championship HPC Engineering Philately |
Sir Gawaine George Hope Baillie, 7th Baronet (8 March 1934 – 21 December 2003) was a British amateur motor racing driver, engineer, industrialist, stamp collector, and the owner of the estate surrounding Leeds Castle, the ancient fortress in Kent. The castle itself was bequeathed to the nation upon his mother's death in 1974.[1] After his death, it was discovered that he had amassed, almost entirely in secret, one of the greatest collections of stamps of the former British Empire.[2]
Early life
Sir Gawaine was raised at Leeds Castle, the ancient fortress in Kent that his mother Lady Baillie (née Olive Cecilia Paget), a Whitney heiress, had bought with her sister Dorothy Paget in 1928.[3] At age five, after World War II broke out, Baillie went to live with his American cousins, the Whitney family. Soon after returning to England, his father (Sir Adrian Baillie, 6th Baronet) died on 8 January 1947,[4] and he succeeded to the family title, becoming 7th Baronet of Polkemmet, Linlithgowshire.[5]
Following education at Sandroyd School, Eton and Cambridge,[citation needed] he created HPC Engineering in 1959,[3] a company which specialises in sub-contract manufacturing for the automotive, aerospace, computer, defence, medical and machine tool industries. He served as chairman and managing director of the company for the rest of his life. He was also an amateur race car driver, competing in numerous championships against Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn and Jackie Stewart.[6] After retiring from motor racing, he returned to his boyhood hobby of collecting stamps.[3]
Racing career
Sir Gawaine's driving career began in 1956, when he first started racing a Lotus Eleven sports car. By 1958, he became a member of the Equipe Endeavour team, earning several wins in a Jaguar Mark 1 including the John Davy Trophy at Brands Hatch as part of the inaugural British Saloon Car Championship season. By 1960, Sir Gawaine had purchased a Lotus Elite and entered several rounds of the World Sportscar Championship, including his first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[4]
In 1961, Sir Gawaine entered the Tour de France automobile competition, finishing second in the touring car category. The following year, he crashed his Jaguar E-Type during the same competition and fell 100 ft (30 m) down a hillside, emerging with numerous cuts to his face.[4] Sir Gawaine returned to the British Saloon Car Championship the following year, now campaigning an American-built Ford Galaxie. The Galaxie was also transported to Australia in 1964, where Sir Gawaine and Lex Davison entered the Sandown 6 Hour International.
After Sir Gawaine's Australian tour with the Galaxie, he purchased a Ford Mustang for the 1965 British Saloon Car Championship, he finished second in the class championship behind his teammate Roy Pierpoint. In 1966 he finished first in class[7] with a Ford Falcon which benefited from his expertise in supercharging.[1] By 1967 Sir Gawaine had retired from racing.
Stamp collecting
Sir Gawaine's goal in stamp collecting was to build a comprehensive collection of postage stamps from Great Britain and the British Empire, starting with the earliest issues of Queen Victoria through to the modern day. Sir Gawaine was interested in only the most perfectly preserved stamps and his collection is distinguished from others of comparable scale by his exacting standards. He mastered at least ten areas of specialisation and acquired over 100,000 stamps,[3] of the highest quality including a copy of the scarce Edward VII 2d Tyrian plum.[3] The collection was considered the most comprehensive of its kind. When Sotheby's put the stamps up for auction after his death, the collection was described as the most important to be sold in more than 50 years. Sotheby's divided the stamps into ten separate auctions, the first nine of which exceeded the initial estimate of £11m, by more than £4m.[4]
Personal life
In 1966, he married Margot Beaubien,[4] the daughter of Senator Louis-Philippe Beaubien of Montreal. They had a daughter, Liza (born 1969), and a son, Adrian (born 1973), who upon his father's death became Sir Adrian Louis Baillie, 8th Baronet.[1]
Racing record
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts | Class |
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1958 | Equipe Endeavour | Jaguar 3.4-Litre | D | BRH 2† |
BRH 2‡ |
MAL 1† |
BRH 2† |
BRH 2† |
CRY 2 |
BRH 2 |
BRH | BRH | ? | ? | ? | ||
1959 | Equipe Endeavour | Jaguar 3.4-Litre | D | GOO 3 |
AIN 3 |
SIL 3 |
GOO 2 |
SNE 1 |
BRH 1† |
BRH 2† |
? | ? | ? | ||||
1960 | Gawaine Baillie | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | +1600cc | BRH | SNE 1* |
MAL | BRH 3* |
BRH | BRH | NC* | 0* | ||||||
Lotus Elite | GT -1600cc | OUL 2* |
SNE | ||||||||||||||
1961 | Gawaine Baillie | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | D | SNE 1 |
GOO 4 |
AIN 5 |
SIL ? |
CRY 3 |
SIL DNS |
BRH 5 |
OUL | SNE ? |
15th | 14 | 5th | ||
1962 | Gawaine Baillie | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | D | SNE 5 |
GOO 5 |
AIN 6 |
SIL | CRY 3 |
AIN 3 |
BRH 4 |
OUL | 16th | 10 | 5th | |||
1963 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Cortina GT | B | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN ? |
25th | 8 | NC | |||||||
Ford Galaxie | D | SIL ? |
CRY 4† |
SIL 2 |
BRH Ret |
BRH | OUL | SNE | 9th | ||||||||
1964 | Gawaine Baillie | Ford Galaxie | D | SNE 3 |
GOO DNS |
OUL 2 |
AIN 2 |
SIL 4 |
CRY 5† |
BRH 4 |
OUL | 5th | 24 | 2nd | |||
1965 | Gawaine Baillie | Ford Mustang | D | BRH 5 |
OUL 2 |
SNE 3 |
GOO 7 |
SIL 2 |
CRY 5† |
BRH 5 |
OUL Ret |
6th | 32 | 2nd | |||
1966 | Gawaine Baillie | Ford Falcon Sprint | D | SNE 4 |
GOO ? |
SIL 2 |
CRY 4† |
BRH 3 |
BRH Ret |
OUL 2 |
BRH 3 |
5th | 34 | 1st | |||
Source:[8]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Event with 3 races staged for the different classes.
- Car over 1000cc - Not eligible for points.
References
- ^ a b c "Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ Adams, Susan (14 September 2004). "Lots of Stamps". What's Hot Now. Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Stamp collection raises millions". BBC News. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "The Philatelic Collection formed by Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt". News Stories. Worldcollectorsnet.com. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "The Seventh Sale of Stamps from the Collection of Sir Gawaine Baillie" (PDF). Press release. Sotheby's. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Sir Gawaine Baillie". Motor Sport magazine archive. February 2004. p. 16. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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