Wilfrid Weld

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Wilfrid Joseph Weld ( 1934 – 3 December 2015 Tahiti) was a British landowner. He was a member of the Weld family of Lulworth Castle, a direct descendant of Sir Humphrey Weld and son of Col. Sir Joseph William Weld and Elizabeth, née Bellord. Like his father before him, Weld served in 1996 as High Sheriff of Dorset.{{London Gazette|issue=54345|page=3831|date=14 March 1996|nolink=y}}

He is credited with the restoration of the fire gutted Listed monument in Dorset and turning the family heirloom dating from 1641, into a popular visitor attraction. Under his stewardship, Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, on his estate and part of the Jurassic Coast, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1029/|title=Dorset and East Devon Coast|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Site List|access-date=1 August 2020}} He was a supporter of many local charities and sporting associations.{{cite journal|title = Obituaries: Owner of the Lulworth Estate Wilfrid Weld|author= Marsh, Caitlin|date= 1 January 2016|journal= Bournemouth Echo|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/obituaries/14175621.owner-of-the-lulworth-estate-wilfrid-weld/}}{{cite journal|title=Wilfrid Weld, landowner - obituary|journal=Daily telegraph|date=1 January 2015|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12077310/Wilfrid-Weld-landowner-obituary.html}} subscription necessary{{cite journal|title=Wilfrid Weld - Ebullient landowner who oversaw the restoration of Lulworth Castle from a derelict shell into a popular tourist attraction|date= 15 January 2016|journal= The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/wilfrid-weld-nklhm2m6s87}} subscription necessary