Lord Rossmore, architectural photographer who wooed Marianne Faithfull away from Mick Jagger – obituary
Rossmore’s photos evoked Ireland’s heritage, while he was proud of his part in the founding of the Coolmine addiction recovery centre
Lord Rossmore with Marianne Faithfull at Dublin airport in 1970
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Lord Rossmore, who has died aged 90, was a lanky and diffident Irish peer who established a reputation as an architectural photographer and briefly made headlines when he became engaged to the ultimate rock chick, Marianne Faithfull.
The link was Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin, who had become involved in efforts to conserve Ireland’s architectural heritage with Mariga Guinness, and her husband Desmond, co-founders of the Irish Georgian Society. After coming down from Cambridge Paddy Rossmore took his camera and joined Desmond FitzGerald and Mariga Guinness on their travels around Ireland.