25
Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Jun 1915
Letter from Noel Downing to his sister, Mary Downing from Clipstone Camp – Jun 1915. This letter describes Noel’s taking part in a firing party at a funeral in Warsop. Continue reading →
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Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Feb 1917
24
Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Mar 1915
Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – Mar 1915. Noel has moved out of the billet in Ashtead with Mr and Mrs Drew and is in the newly constructed huts in the military encampment in Woodcote Park. He has rented a room outside the camp to keep possessions etc. Continue reading →
24
Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Apr 1915
Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – April 1915. Noel is confined to the huts in Woodcote Park, Epsom. Continue reading →
22
Mar
2014
Noel Letter 2 Harrow
[Envelope postmarked 30 Nov 1905. The object of the 16 year old Noel’s rant in this letter is Rev Thomas Llewellyn Williams , Rector of Machynlleth, who eventually married his sister May, on 4 June 1906. He was some 10 years older than his bride] Continue reading →
21
Mar
2014
Noel Letter 1 Harrow
This letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary is written whilst Noel is (a somewhat haughty) boarder at Harrow school. The ‘baby’ referred to is Nancy Grazebrook born on 5 Feb 1905, the first child of his sister Daisy. Continue reading →
21
Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Jan 1916
This is a letter from Noel Downing to his sister, Mary Downing, dated 17 Jan 1916. Noel, still a private, had arrived in France on 14 Nov 1915 with the 21st Royal Fusiliers. Continue reading →
20
Mar
2014
Aubrey Webster
Aubrey Herbert Bower Webster was born in 1888, the only son of the Rev John Webster of Ombersley, Droitwich. He was educated at King’s School, Worcester. In 1907 he won an Exhibition to Brasenose College Oxford and was a close friend of Noel Downing. After Oxford, he became a school teacher. Continue reading →
20
Mar
2014
Noel Downing to Mary Letter, Oct 1914
Letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing – Oct 1914. Noel describes his new billet in Ashtead. Continue reading →
20
Mar
2014
Noel to Mary Downing Letter, Oct 1916
Below is a transcript of a letter from Noel Downing to his sister Mary Downing, dated 23 Oct 1916. Noel has taken up his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards and is back in France. He would only have been with his new platoon a few weeks. Continue reading →
18
Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Dec 1915
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 29 Dec 1915, is the last of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
18
Mar
2014
Noel Letter 1 Original
Letter from Noel Downing aged 13 to Mary Downing. It is dated 14 Sep 1902 and written from Elm Lodge, Hagley, shortly before Noel started his first term at Harrow.
The envelope is addressed to Miss Mary Downing, Parkhill House, Dyce, Aberdeen, the home of her Aunt Florence Crombie wife of James Edward Crombie, most famous for the Crombie coat. Continue reading →
18
Mar
2014
Noel Letter 2 Original
Letter from Noel Downing aged 15 to Mary Downing on Llanbrynmair letterhead – 12 Apr 1904 Continue reading →
17
Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Aug 1915
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 4 Aug 1915, is one of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
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Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Apr 1915
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 10 Apr 1915 is one of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
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Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Mar 1915
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 10 Mar 1915, is one of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
11
Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Oct 1914
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 1 Oct 1914, and is the first of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
11
Mar
2014
Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing Letter, Feb 1915
This letter from Wilmot Evans to Mary Downing, dated 16 Feb 1915 is one of six of his war time letters preserved in Mary’s Writing Box. Continue reading →
11
Mar
2014
Mary Downing’s Writing Box
Below are listed the contents of Mary Downing‘s (or Aunt Mary’s) Writing Box in the possession of her great niece Juliet. The letters from the trenches have generally been transcribed here as the originals are written on poor quality paper and in pencil and are somewhat illegible. Continue reading →
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Nov
2013
Alexander Staveley Hill Jug
This silver hot water jug is hallmarked 1888 London and engraved ‘June 1889 from ASH & MFSH’. It is listed in the newspaper report of the wedding gifts at the marriage of Henry Evans and Florence Marten Continue reading →