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The Welsh Book of Remembrance

  • [The Welsh Book of Remembrance]
  • File
  • 1928.

This volume is bound in morrocan leather and has gold lettering and lines on the boards and spine. The volume is made up of parchment pages sewn on 5 raised cords. The first page contains the Welsh text "ER CÔF" and the signature, "Edward P", of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), and is dated "12 June 1928". The preface contains the following information in gold lettering: "HEREIN ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF WELSH BIRTH AND PARENTAGE AND OF ALL THE MEN BELONGING TO THE REGIMENT OF WALES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918 A:D: THEY ARE COMMEMORATED BY THEIR FELLOW COUNTRY MEN IN THE MEMORIAL ERECTED NEAR BY." The following is noted at the end of the volume: "The work of Graily Hewitt, B.A., LL.B., of Lincoln's Inn, and his assistants Helen Hinkley, Ida D. Henstock, Florence Capey, and Helen Luker. Finished Mar. 1928. Treyford, Midhurst."

[Six Fritillaries]

Six Snake's Head Fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) in a Greek style jug, the handle on the left hand side. The print has been trimmed to an oval shape and mounted on bright green paper. This is similar to photo album 3900, print 21 except that this has six not four blooms. Also the angle of the jug is slightly different showing more of a Pegasus type figure.

[Three Anemones]

An arrangement of three anemone blooms and foliage in a china cup. The cup is sitting in it's saucer and can be seen to be decorated with a pastoral scene. This is a variant of photo album 3900, print 6. The corners of the print have been trimmed to give a lozenge shape and it has been mounted on a light brown paper.

[Iris in a glass]

A single Iris bloom in a small drinking glass. The bloom is resting on the right hand rim of the glass. The print has been trimmed to an oval shape and is mounted on pale pink paper.

[Lily of the Valley]

A cup and saucer resting on a book, possibly titled 'Views of Wales.' In the cup is an arrangement of flowers including Lilies of the Valley. The corners have been trimmed to the extent that the print is almost octagonal. It is mounted on a pale pink page. The components of the scene, but not the arrangement, are very similar to photo album 3900, print 23.

[Man reading II]

A well dressed man seated and reading a book, facing left. He has been photographed in profile from the waist up. No indication that this has been glued into the album.

[Unidentified large house]

The back of a large two storey house photographed from a large lawn. The house has two wings, each under a hipped roof. The central portion has three windows and at ground floor level has been glazed over to create a conservatory. There is no indication that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

[Boy with dog & dogcart]

A boy aged about twelve years old kneeling beside a light coloured dog harnessed to a small two wheel cart. The boy is wearing a peaked cap.The photograph has been taken in front of a large house, possibly Penllergare. No evidence that this photograph was ever affixed into the album.

[Jardiniere with flowers III]

An ornate jardiniere with two handles and a pastoral pattern. The pattern appears to show an arched stone bridge and trees. In the jardiniere are an arrangement of flowers, most of which seem to be lilac blooms. The corners of the photograph have been cut to give a lozenge shape. There is no evidence that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

[Wisteria]

Rectangular print showing two blooms drooping either side of a glass vase. A number of sprigs of leaves are also in the vase, which is resting on two leather bound books, the titles of which are unclear. The print is mounted on light brown paper.

[Flowering plants in terracotta pots]

Four terracotta pots containing different flowering plants. The corners of the print have been cut to give a lozenge shape. The print has a light, airy feel suggesting it was photographed in a greenhouse or conservatory.

[Jardiniere with flowers II]

An ornate jardiniere with two handles and a pastoral pattern. The pattern appears to show an arched stone bridge and trees. In the jardiniere are an arrangement of flowers, most of which seem to be lilac blooms. The image has been crudely cut into a lozenge shape.

[Jardiniere with flowers]

An ornate jardiniere with two handles and a pastoral pattern. The pattern appears to show an arched stone bridge and trees. In the jardiniere are an arrangement of flowers, most of which seem to be lilac blooms. There is no evidence that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

[Book End II]

A book-end, possibly fashioned out of Alabaster, depicting three deer. Corners of the print have been trimmed to give a lozenge shape. This and 4455920/35 are a stereoscopic pair, this being the right hand image. There is no evidence that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

[Book-end]

A book-end, possibly fashioned out of Alabaster, depicting three deer. Corners of the print have been trimmed to give a lozenge shape. This and 4455920/36 are a stereoscopic pair, this being the left hand image. There is no evidence that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

[Still life]

An arrangement of flowers in an obscured vessel. In the background can be seen a picture hanging on a wall. The print has been crudely trimmed on all four sides giving an oblong shape. There is no evidence that this photograph was ever glued into the album.

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