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000 | I'd like to add comments to many of these pages later. This one was the inside of the diary cover, seems to be the lightly-penciled itinerary. It required some enhancement to scan at all. |
001 | inside front cover, page doggerel and joke about this being for the reader 1910 July 7 - 1912 November 24 |
002 | 1910 July 5 finishing description and history of things seen the "Middle Temple" |
003 | on to Monday morning train to Bath, met grannie grannie's companion "Miss Daniels" is lovely |
004 | description of grannies house granddad, clearly an architect been to India, endless Indian ornaments very Victorian house |
005 | BW postcards of two views of Bath Abbey visited area of the baths, but didn't go for a bath |
005.z1 | BW postcards of two views of Bath Abbey |
006 | 1910 July 7 Yesterday, flower show and band concert Today, Sunday School to watch kids not play Evening, a cliff to watch fireworks BW photos of granny, house |
006.z1 | BW photos of granny (Anne Newport Moore) granny's house |
007 | 1910 July 9 Left Bath yesterday, arrived Teignmouth(?) Driven to Platway (family house name) Met Uncle Crawford, Maria, two girls Edith and Beryl, boys away This afternoon, walk to Maidencombe with Marion, tea with Devonshire cream. |
008 | 1910 July 14 Four quiet days, only news Aunt Amy left to help a friend having an operation. Four BW photos of the Platway house, inside and out |
008.z1 | Four photos of Platway, 3 outside, one drawing room |
009 | 1910 July 21 Have been killing time all week, crochet, reading Four BW photos of family, house such poor contrast, I didn't scan them separately. |
010 | Had been taken to see Exeter Cathedral some description of same |
011 | 1910 July 25 three BW photos, King's College, Trinity College, and "Dorothea" Left Platway noon on July 22 Sunday, went to Abbey, choir music was lost, organist mistakes tea with Dr. Norburn "funny little man, but nice" |
011.z1 | BW photos: King's College Chapel, exterior Trinity College, Great Court Dorothea (wife(?) of "Cousin Francis" on next page) |
012 | 1910 July 26 Left Bath this morning, six hour to Cambridge Cousin Edward met us, home to meet Cousin Francis and Dorothea saw some Cambridge after supper - Peterhouse College, smallest and oldest |
013 | descriptions and history of Peterhouse College buildings Thomas Gray ("Elegy in a Churchyard") had stayed there, |
014 | Grey left after being pranked, transferred to Pembrooke Saw George Washington's original family Arms, with eagle, stars, stripes. Loved King's college chapel |
015 | How the stained-glass windows escaped the Puritans' Kristalmonth. Cousin Edward Theory: that Cromwell himself saved them. Possibly Milton convinced him. Cousin Edward is somewhat famous around Cambridge: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/2021/04/cambridge-cycling-pioneers/ |
016 | Stories of Widows who paid for the school |
017 | descriptions of Trinity, given tour by alumnus Cousin Edward Conybeare, 67 at the time, and about to become a Catholic(!) See the story about him at the URL on previous page. |
018 | Tour of Clare College |
019 | two postcards, larger scans on next pages |
019.z1 | Clare College from Bridge, BW postcard |
019.z2 | Trinity College, Great Court, BW Postcard |
020 | 1910 July 28 Cousin Edward Conybeare took them on a tour of the library Story of Christ from an ancient Bible, not in other Bibles. |
021 | Library is example of the oppression of women (her words) No woman allowed to read there without two male signatures postcard of King's College Chapel. |
021.z1 | King's College Chapel, BW postcard |
022 | refers to "real Conybeares", as in "not Mother". Service at King's College Chapel |
022.z1 | King's College Chapel, Interior, BW postcard |
023 | down to the river beside King's College for a boat |
023.z1 | BW Postcard, river beside Clare College |
024 | Cousin Edward rowing, EEC steering to Bridge of Sighs two postcards (next scans) |
024.z1 | On the Cam, Cambridge: BW Postcard |
024.z2 | Cambridge, Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, BW Postcard |
025 | with family to see a pageant, songs and dances and costumes |
026 | 1910 July 31 Cousin Edward Conybeare takes them touring to Newnham and Girton |
027 | Sunday off, writing letters |
028 | 1910 August 4 Invited by Havergal mistress, "Miss Orgill", who lives in Bath, to her tennis club to view a tournament |
029 | had tea with family, took photographs on following scans |
029.z1 | larger scans of pictures of "Granny" (Anne Newport Moore) and Mother, Ida Attwood |
029.z2 | blow ups of photos Uncle Tizzy (cat) and Bladid (dog) with "Miss Daniel" |
030 | 1910 August 6 saw tablet of a dead Conybeare, John Josia in Batheaston 1910 August 9 Left Bath weary train journey, all had headaches by Charing Cross |
031 | arrive family house at West Farleigh two women there, Olive and Cecil played croquet the next day with family - "frightfully boring game". pictures to follow |
031.z1 | blow ups of two pictures: Olive and Mrs Hore (sp?) |
032 | puttered about with family, seeing area, shopping |
032.z1 | blow up of photos: Mrs. Hore and Cousin Emily |
033 | 1910 August 10 more puttering, on train for horrid journey to London back to Lonsdale Hotel |
034 | 1910 August 11 shopping for basket for kitten visited Madame Tussaud's "stodgy entertainment" but glad she went Brought new Persian kitten Miss Codd, Sammy's sister called |
035 | 1910 August 12 Saw Tower of London |
035.z1 | BW postcard of Tower of London |
036 | guards relived Mother of her satchel...only to protect HER from pickpockets! awfully thrilled going through gateway |
036.z1 | BW postcard of Traitor's Gate |
037 | descriptions of Tower of London tour |
038 | descriptions of all weapons in the Tower |
038.z1 | BW postcard of weapons displays at the Tower |
039 | Beachamp Tower descriptions, soldiers being drilled |
040 | descriptions of prison cells |
041 | lunch on Oxford street surprised at hotel(?) by Mr. and Mrs. Montgomerie, friends of Dad's Cousin Augustus called for them "It is too bad he is a Radical" Went to National Liberal Club with Augustus Evening, went to see "Our Miss Gibbs" at the Gaiety (expensive, worth it) |
041.z1 | Picture of Cousin Augustus (the Radical) |
042 | 1910 August 15 stayed night at Ingateston (?) with cousin Grant Conybeare who has a beautiful house called Delmore and a big green motor Wife dead, daughters Penelope and Phyllis, about 20. |
042.z1 | photo of cousin Grant Conybeare |
043 | spent evening with Grant's family, quietly next day, Sunday, Grant took them to Tilbury (20 miles) |
043.z1 | photo, Phyllis Conybeare, Grant's daughter, and "The boy" son of another visiting cousin, Mrs. Matthey |
044 | from Tilbury, ferry to Gravesend, train to Dartford, where somebody waiting to take them to Oldfield Park, Augustus' house. had lunch, returned to London many photos |
044.z1 | photo of Grant Conybeare, from side. |
044.z2 | photos, Caro (might be dog, might be woman holding it) and Florence, in front of house |
044.z3 | very good photo of Florence (who does not appear in the text) |
044.z4 | Photo of Dusty (dog) and of Augustus, across tea-table |
045 | 1910 August 15 packing went to see "Priscilla Runs Away" at the Haymarket nice play, bad lead actress 1910 August 16 Saw National Gallery Funny seeing Reynolds and Landseer paintings they knew well from reproductions |
046 | descriptions of National Gallery Hogarths BW postcard of "Age of Innocence" by J. Reynolds |
047 | liked the Scheffer painting in the National Gallery restroom BW Postcard of "Mrs. Siddons" by Thos. Gainsborough, R.A. |
048 | like Romney's "Parson's Daughter" and "The Sleeping Bloodhound" by Landseer BW Postcards of both |
048.z1 | BW Postcard, Romney, "Parson's Daughter" |
048.z2 | BW Postcard, Sir Edwin Landseer "The Sleeping Bloodhound" |
049 | old favourite seen, Edwin Landseers "Dignity and Impudence", painting better than any copy many Turners BW Postcards of the Landseer and a boat, |
049.z1 | BW Postcard, Edwin Landseer, "Dignity and Impudence" |
050 | Last page boat was chosen Turner, "Sun of Venice" Many Florentine and other Italian pictures mention of Holbein picture 'that such a fuss was made of' BW Postcard, "The Duchess of Milan" (Holbein?) |
051 | more paintings, some in restroom BW Postcard, Murillo "St. John and the Lamb" |
052 | like a Dutch picture of "The Holy Family" BW postcard of same complains she hates Dutch pictures - "nasty interiors of cottages, old women" |
053 | exception to Dutch-hating, BW Postcard of "The Avenue, Middlehamis" by Hobbema |
053.z1 | BW Postcard of "The Avenue, Middlehamis" by Hobbema |
054 | more viewing. BW Postcard and description of Sarto, "His Own Portrait" "I always like portraits of artists painted by themselves" |
054.z1 | BW Postcard, SARTO - His Own Portrait National Gallery, London |
055 | discussion of self-portraits BW Postcard, and description, Sandro BOTTICELLI "The Virgin and Child" |
056 | lunch at an ABC shop in Picadilly, went to St. Pauls (ABC tea shops were all over London in early 20th) BW Postcard, St. Paul's Cathedral from across bridges BW Postcard, St. Paul's front |
056.z1 | BW Postcard, very faded, St. Paul's from across two bridges |
056.z2 | BW Postcard, St. Paul's, faded, from front |
057 | discussion and BW Postcard of interior, St. Paul's |
057.z1 | BW postcard, 36677 London. St. Paul's Cath. Choir |
058 | St. Paul's interior, has great painting (next) |
058.z1 | BW postcard, Holman Hunt "The Light of the World" |
059 | Back to hotel off to Anglo-Japanese Exhibition restaurant had "sloppy English girls" in kimonos "Saw rickshaws pulled by" (n-word)s in "Jap costume" wow, two racial slurs in one sentence, though she didn't see them as such "glorious embroidery with glorified prices" watched fireworks |
060 | 1910 August 17 Shopping all day at Harrod's "nothing one cannot get, from automobile tires to confectionery" 1910 August 25 On 18th went to Tate Gallery, loved it. |
061 | history of Tate funny seeing pictures you've known all your life from magazines BW Postcard of "Renunciation" by Philip Calderon |
061.z1 | BW Postcard of "Renunciation" by Philip Calderon |
062 | amused by how many ladies paused by the last painting BW Postcard, "The Vigil" |
062.z1 | BW Postcard "The Vigil" |
063 | Admiration for George Clauseuis "Girl at the Gate" Postcard of George Clauseuis "Girl at the Gate" |
063.z1 | Postcard of George Clauseuis "Girl at the Gate" |
064 | could not get copy of "Annunciation" in octagonal room at the end |
065 | liked "My Lady's Garden" like two small paintings "Hush" and "Hushed" BW Postcard, "Alleluia" by T.C. Gotch. 0 |
066 | description and copy of "Love Locked Out" Anna Lea Merritt |
067 | descriptions and copy of "The Lady of Shallot" by J.W. Water Has marginalia, blow-up on next scan. |
067.z1 | Jan 6, 1911 (six months later) marginalia realized picture she described "is not in the Tate, but in Leeds" |
067.z2 | BW Postcard, painting "The Lady of Shallot" |
068 | two Waterhousen pictures described, copies pasted in |
068.z1 | BW Postcard, "The Lady of Shallot" in a boat with candles |
068.z2 | BW Postcard, "The Magic Circle", Waterhousen |
069 | three paintings, Bume-James and Landseer |
069.z1 | BW Postcard, painting, Bume-Jones, King Cophet and the Beggar Maid |
069.z2 | BW Postcard, 2 paintings in one frame, Landseer, "High Life" and "Low Life". |
070 | hated Millais pictures especially Order of Release and Autumn Leaves Liked The Knight Errant, has postcard |
070.z1 | BW Postcard, painting, Sir John Everett Millais, "The Knight Errant" |
071 | more Tate description Admired Sir Walter Raleigh, pasted in copy |
071.z1 | BW Postcard, Sir Walter Raleigh, untitled, old man telling sea stories to two boys |
072 | two more paintings, by Rossetti described and copies pasted |
072.z1 | BW Postcard, painting, Rossetti, "Ecce ancille Domini" |
072.z2 | BW postcard, painting, Rossetti, "Beata Beatris" |
073 | Tate: whole room of Watt's pictures, liked Watts best of all modern painters no copies due to copyright |
074 | Empire Theatre in evening (of 18th?) mostly vaudeville and not very good "a great many of the kind of girls we saw in Theatre Mangny in Paris" on Friday 19th, tea at Holboon restaurant with cousin Fred (photo) who had come down from Oxford. Evening, visit by Ellie Conybeare, who has been a nun, with kitten "Ellie is not awfully exciting but the kitten is a love" |
074.z1 | photo Cousin Fred Conybeare from Oxford |
075 | still writing on 25th, presumably, On Saturday morning, the 20th, packed, train, London to Liverpool "When the passenger list was given us we discovered (Evelyn Henderson) an old "Havergalian". And Elsie Watts and Miss Scruby amazing that they handed around the passenger list... |
076 | later on 20th, boat left, spent 21st in bunk, 22nd not so bad. Colour Postcard of S.S. Laurentic |
076.z1 | colour postcard, painting of S.S. Laurentic |
077 | 1910 August 27 Reached Quebec today drove up to Chateau Frontenac in "caleche" We are steaming down the St. Lawrence now |
078 | 1910 September 3rd - written in Toronto Reached Montreal on 28th August Stayed at the Windsor Saw "Pixie" at Hospital Dinner with "Mr. Martin" and once-Mrs-Vibert, now Miss Martin again. On Monday 29th August, lunch with Pixie at "Castle Blener place" Dominion Park for afternoon |
079 | (still written Sept 3, Toronto) One August 30th, took train to Toronto Reached Bentley's interviewed Miss Denzil at Conservatory Residence (brother) Bruce arrived Moved her trunks to "Z ord"(??) street Had first lessons on Sept 2nd - singing (good), piano, badly |
080 | (still written Sept 3, Toronto) Picture of large house - probably where she was staying(?) singing teacher, Miss Scruby. Piano, Mr. Welsman Tea with Miss Turner after bad lesson. |
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081 | 1910 September 4 (top para written Sept 3, Toronto) outing night of the 3rd, to "Shea's", clearly a theatre (performing dogs). Visits to "St. Thomas" (church?) and to "Mrs. Barkers" assuming some theatre, some singing. |
082 | 1910 September 6 whole family to "Cousin Minnie's" for tea visit from Mary Clarke |
083 | (may have skipped scanning a few pages - topic seems to have changed) At some place with water that was lovely for bathing. left on train, went past Jarvis, arrived Toronto, met Mother, Elaine lesson with Welsman, now Dr. Welsman, went well. |
084 | Today - to Princess Theatre to see Mabel Taliaferro int "My Man" saw various friends: Victoria, Fitzpatricks, Miss Turner, Marcia, Nan Crocker, Miss Nainby. |
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