Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue

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SS/RH32/Vis1
Title
Visitors Book
Date free text
1950-1973
Production date
From: 1950 To: 1973
Scope and Content
only used as such at the beginning; the rest of the volume contains photographs and press cuttings as below (thoe with photographs include asterisk*); note: some of the photographs were stuck in with selotape and have been removed as SS/RH32/Ph: - newspaper cuttings of Sophia Churchill’s 100th birthday: 1967*; - newspaper cutting of Sophia Churchill’s 103rd birthday: 1970*; - newspaper cutting of Sophia Churchill’s 101st Birthday, with USAF bandsmen Harry Ukand, George Coleman and Nolan Edwards: 1968*; - tribute to resident John Ransom: 1967*; - thank you letter by Sophia Churchill to guests at her birthday party: 1967; - newspaper cutting about Peter Houghton’s 98th birthday: 1967; - newspaper cutting of Sophia Churchill’s 95th birthday: 1962*; - colour photograph of Sophia Churchill and Mrs Brinklow: 1966; - colour photographs of North Bedfordshire Blind Welfare dinner party: 1966; -black and white photographs of residents in sun loungers on the lawn: c. 1967; - Bedford Record and Circular cutting about the life of Albert Price: 1952*; - letter of appreciation by leaving wardens S H Church and wife of the home printed in Bedfordshire Times and Standard: 1952; - black and white photographs of Albert Price and family: 1952*; - black and white photograph of residents inside home: 1952*; - black and white photographs of unnamed gardener: c. 1952; - newspaper cuttings about visit of Hitchin Town Silver Band: 1956; - newspaper cuttings of deaths of residents Albert Price and David Robb: 1956; - newspaper cutting about fund-raising whist drive: 1956; newspaper cutting about fund-raising football match in Shillington: 1956; - newspaper cuttings about fund-raising sale of work: 1955; - newspaper cutting about visit by welfare workers: 1955; - newspaper cutting about fund-raising whist drive by Fred Peck: 1955; - newspaper cutting about visit by Hitchin Silver Prize Band: 1955; - black and white photographs of unnamed residents: 1950s; - black and white photograph of resident Mrs Coleman; - newspaper cutting about visit by Hitchin and District Band: 1954*; - black and white photographs of residents’ trip to Clacton [Essex], saying at Glengarry Hotel, including Albert Price, Alderman G Brightman, Mr Hill, head gardener, Mr Rainbow, assistant gardener, Mr McCann and landlady Mrs George: 1954*; - newspaper cutting of gift of clock to home: 1954; - black and white photographs of Christmas party including: Mrs Fuller, Mrs Coleman, Mr Price, Mrs Warwick, Miss Edwards and Mr Holland: 1953; - black and white photograph of Downing Singers entertaining residents: 1952; - newspaper cuttings of fundraising football match Shillington Athletic v Toddington Rovers: 1953; - newspaper cutting of concert by Shefford Town Silver Band: 1953; - card from family of deceased resident Allen Wood expressing thanks: 1953; - newspaper cutting about Christmas party: 1952*; - black and white photographs of residents at special matinée of The Merry Widow at the Savoy Cinema, Luton: 1952; - letter of thanks from sister of deceased resident: 1952; black and white photograph of the exterior of Pirton Hall: 1950; - colour photographs of vegetables and flowers growing: 1968; - black and white aerial photograph of Pirton Hall: 1968 - “The comforts fund very low £35.00. Superintendent purchased 1,000 photographs per Aero Films Limited. It took 5 years to sell them. Profit eventually £15”.
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