Reference
P50/28/10
Title
Log book of events during the incumbency of Rev. F.J.C. Davis and other information collected by him. This file of papers includes notes, photographs, newspaper cuttings, etc.
Date free text
1955-1962
Production date
From: 1955 To: 1973
Scope and Content
p1 brief biography of Frederick James Charles Davis.
p2 Carte de visite of Revd George S Hinton, vicar of Upton Cressett, Shropshire and grandfather of F J C Davis. Photograph of F J C Davis carrying books at Shelton, 1958 and another of him in casual clothes with a shot gun which had belonged to his grandfather.
First copy of the Riseley parish magazine, Nov 1955.
p3 photograph of the interior of Riseley parish church one with a simple screen and floral decorations the other of the chancel shortly after the new screen was erected in 1911.
Reply to enquiry to the county records office about the dedication of the church by Joyce Godber.
p4 Photographs of oil lamps in the church with note that electric light was installed in 1955.
Note on plate.
Letter from the Church Commissioners re. listing of a church.
Parish magazine Oct 1956.
Beds Times photograph of church choir [?] (all named on back), 1956.
Beds Times photograph of 'Mowing week' July 1956 photograph shows the vicar and five men with scythes in the partly mown churchyard (all named on back).
Beds Times photograph of Rogation Sunday procession 1957 (all named on back - neg 6022/4 and 6022/9.
Beds Times photograph of Armistice Day Service 1956 5720/2.
Beds Times photogaph taken before harvest service 1957 of chancel of the church (B696/1).
Beds Times photograph of Harvest festival 1957 (B696/3) showing lady chapel.
Parish magazine Nov 1957.
Photograph of church as viewed from a United States air force plane, 1958.
Photograph of church taken by an American visitor 1957.
Photograph of the youth club visiting the Chelveston United States Air Force Bass 1958.
Notes on possible sites of manor houses.
Copy of instrument 53517.
Receipt from 1915 re augmentation of the benefice of Riseley.
Programme for Riseley C E Primary school service of carols and lessons, Christmas 1964.
Photograph of the Revd Arthur Jones, his wife, child and nursemaid standing at the door of the vicarage.
Parish magazine Nov 1958.
Notes on wrting scratched on the east window.
Beds Magazine article on Riseley windmill with handwritten note by Davis.
Parish magazine July 1959 and Nov 1959.
Photograph of Ascension day procession, 1960.
Note on the planting of a Red May Tree 1969.
Programme for festival of carols, 1962
Notification of listed building status to Riseley church, 1964.
Photograph of the altar 1964 and of the lady chapel (colour) 1964.
Parish magazine Nov 1960
Photograph of display on the floor of the lady chapel for the Harvest Festival 1960.
Photographs of the Easter garden in lady chapel, 1961 and close up.
Parish magazine Nov 1961.
Colour photograph of vicar's design in lady chapel for harvest festival 1961.
Programme for holy week 1962.
Newspaper cutting from the St Neots Advertiser 7 IX 1962 reaffirming wedding vows.
Order of service for thanksgiving for marriage and other paperwork re. the reaffirming of vows.
Beds Magazine article on The Itinerants.
Ticket for reunion service 1964 with note about same.
Order of service for the dedication of the new buldings at Riseley church school.
Programme for festival of carols, 1962.
Press cutting from Beds Times July 1963 and Beds Magazine summer 1963 re. gargoyle.
Invitation to a garden party 1 Aug 1963.
Press cutting re. 'Another re-union at Riseley Beds Times 6 Sept 1963.
Note on the weather of 1963.
Postcard of Main Street Riseley with a note wishing Mr Davis better Feb 1964.
Note on records deposited with the county record office.
Note on Riseley National School.
Note of Christmas services.
Newspaper cutting from Beds Times 5 Oct 1956 A Bedfordian's Diary including information about F J C Davis.
Newspaper cutting from the Northamptonshire Advertiser about F J C Davis playing baseball. 8 Aug 1958.
Newspaper cutting re. Riseley Church reunion service 1964.
Newspaper cutting from Beds Times 31 Dec 1965 article by Peter Shaw 'A Former Dying Village which is now Moving with the Times'
Newspaper cutting 'Widow Turvey' Opens Riseley Fete with picture of Miss Courteney Hope (widow Turvey from The Archers radio programme) a young man and the Rev. Davis.
Newspaper cutting 'And down came the rain' with a picture of Deborah Perkins presenting a bouquet to Mrs E Wade of Dean who opened the Riseley Fete.
Level of description
file