CRT130SIL/21

Copies of material kept by Sun Life Insurance about Wrest Park with illustrations of their stay there.

1904-1960

From: 1904 To: 1960

old accession number 8930

1. First page of Country Life article from 9th July 1904 2. Article from Country Life 2nd December 1905 concerning the gardens at Wrest Park 3. Inventory of pictures on the Grand staircase June 1934 4. Report fom the Daily Telegraph & Morning Post April 26 1939 concerning the sale of Wrest Park. Includes copy of Christmas greetings card to Wrest Park staff from Sir William Goschen 5. Photograph of the lock up at Silsoe with a letter from G.S. Hewins and other small photographs of the village 6. Copy of cutting from Daily Mirror October 4 1943 showing 'lumberjills' at work at Wrest Park and cutting from Bedfordshire times and Standard 8th October 1943 concerning an exhibition of Silsoe records at Shire Hall. 7. List from ARP of evacuation destinations of Sun Life departments. Includes handwritten letter concerning a Greek inscription. 8. Articles from 'At the Sign of the Sun' the company's house magazine concerning Wrest Park 9. Portrait of Lancelot Capability Brown by Cosway 10. Extract from book 'The Sun Insurance Office 1710-1960' concerning the time spent at Wrest Park 11. Plan of Wrest Park dated March 1940

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SILSOE, Wrest Park, Sun Life Assurance Company Limited, home front World War Two, lock ups