He left, reported the London Daily Chronicle (Monday 21 September 1925), an estate of £167,159.
According to an online inflation calculator, £100 in 1925 is worth £7,769.23 today. So, after consulting the University of Rutland's celebrated Department of Hard Sums, I can reveal that Logan left an estate worth almost £13m.
No wonder he was able to provide Market Harborough with swimming baths and sports and recreation grounds. He also bought the local paper to ensure good coverage for the Liberals - what Nick Gibb would call "impartial" coverage.
The Daily Chronicle report lists some annuities that Logan bequeathed to his staff, among them his gardener.
My suspicion is that Lord Bonkers has made similarly generous provision for Meadowcroft in his will, but is determined to become immortal – all those trips to Hebden Bridge to bathe in the spring of immortal life that bursts from the ground below the former headquarters of the Association of Liberal Councillors and all those bottle of cordial he buys from the Elves of Rockingham Forest – so it is never paid out.
It is often said that Hebden Bridge is the geographical centre point of mainland Britain. I wonder if this is significant from a Druidic point of view, or the town is on a ley line. Anyhow, I should imagine we'll see reports of Lord Bonkers, Madonna and David Tennant bathing there in one of the national papers that has a particularly sharp showbiz team such as The Express or The Star.
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