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Comment on Lady Charlotte Guest and Christmas Fear by Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0000

You are very welcome to send your enquiry to the Library at enquiry@llgc.org.uk

Comment on Lady Charlotte Guest and Christmas Fear by PRISCILLA LLEWELYN

PRISCILLA LLEWELYN — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:53:13 +0000

Can you tell me about Charlotte Guest’s
involvement with the speaking of Welsh in Welsh schools please?

Comment on ‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas by David Drury

David Drury — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:54:53 +0000

This may be something of a duplicate – there were problems in ending a reply a few moment ago. If so, apologies.
Thank you Rita for your reply, and my apologies for being so late in replying. I am so sorry to hear that Henry Lewes has passed on. Henry (never Mr Lewes) was a thoroughly nice man who encourage us Walthamstow students to regard photography as a medium of slf expression. I had hoped to send him a couple of pictures of us 1953-55 students being silly, which I think he might have found entertaining. One of them included Henry with his pipe.
On the other matter, if you think I might be able to contribute something useful to your researches, please ask.
Best wishes,
David Drury

Comment on Calling volunteers throughout Wales … by Alison

Alison — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:32:12 +0000

As a deaf library user, I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this project. Thank you.

Comment on 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer by sharon

sharon — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:18:27 +0000

It sounds like an interesting appointment! Being Welsh different from English a Welsh translation could be useful!

Comment on ‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas by rita tait

rita tait — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:33:36 +0000

Just picked up this post. ( trying to get Xmas all set up after giving a lot of time/attn. to LENS) Jack was chatting to Jane Bown a few days ago & she said that Henry has died – I assume recently as I think the news might have reached me. So sorry. he was a great guy & helped us a lot with LENS. Your memories of Walthamstow are most interesting & as soon as Jack comes back from Hay I shall show him. We hope eventually to use the 3 years of research in other ways ( ?book/exhibition/DVD) but at the momment I just need to get my life back for a little while.
Julian Sheppard ended up in Cardiff didn’t he? His name was familiar to me before ever I met Jack & heard about Guildford. My ex husband taught at the film School in Newport & all our friends then were in BBC or ITV.

Comment on The War Diary of Edward Thomas by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:53:05 +0000

Very moving.

Comment on 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer by brack jones

brack jones — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:21:12 +0000

Firstly, its great that we are celebrating 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer. I really want to read the book of common prayer . Thank you very much for sharing about the Book of Common Prayer.

Comment on ‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas by David Drury

David Drury — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:51:48 +0000

Dear Rita Tait,
Thank you for responding, and for wondering if I had joined the British Photographic History website. I was at the South West Essex Technicl College and School of Art from September 1953 to July 1955. I overlapped to some degree with Ken Russell, he was frequently in college using the darkroom. He may have been in previous year’s intake (very few students in each year, perhaps a dozen) but he may have completed his two years in 1953. Never the less we, the rest of us saw him frequently and he joined in many course activities. The lead lecturer at SW Essex when I startedthe course was Tony Basil – a member of the London Salon – with Henry Lewes the other lecturer. Tony Basil left at the end of the academic year 1954 and Henry ‘took-over’ while Julian Sheppard joined the staff. I still have a couple of group photographs of us students, one with Henry direcgting operations while puffing away on his pipe. I wondered, if he is still with us, if he might like copies as a reminder of those quite far away days. I’d be grateful for your thoughts.

David Drury

Comment on ‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas by rita tait

rita tait — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:48:01 +0000

David Drury Further … my email address is bronyddrt@btconnect.com