Item PRA/6/5 - Polytechnic Rambling Club photograph album

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PRA/6/5

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Polytechnic Rambling Club photograph album

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  • 1896-1905 (Creation)

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1 volume, Album

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Album containing photographs of various early rambles and members of the club.

Handwritten message on the inside of the album which states 'Notice: members of the club are invited to contribute to this album'.

Most pages contain 4 photographs - in this case the descriptions below are presented in a clockwise order, starting from the top left photograph, giving the handwritten annotation of the setting and date that the photograph was taken.

Page 1
Petersham, 1895, R. A. Readless
Petersham, 1895, R.A. Readless
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING] Chenies, 1895. R.J. Hill
Waltham Abbey, 1895, Bert Harff

Page 2

Wanstead Park, 1895, W.A.P
Richmond Park, 1895, W.A.P
Poly Harvest Festival, 1895, W.A.P [Taken in the Cinema]
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING]

Page 3
Nutting Ramble, 1894, Frank Thaw
Petersham, 1894, Frank Thaw
Launch Trip, 1895, Bert Hind
Launch Trip, 1895, R.A. Readless

Page 4
Near Pinner, 1895, W.A.P
Shoreham, [undated], W.A.P
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING] Launch Trip, 1895, Bert Hind,
Stoke Poges, 1895, R.A. Readless

Page 5
Shoreham Forest, [undated], G.J. Goose
Epping Forest, [undated], G.J. Goose
River Mole at Dorking, [undated], G.J. Goose
Chigwell, [undated], G.J. Goose

Page 6
Pinner, 1895, R.A. Readless
Kingston, 1895, W.A.P
Shoreham, 1895, E.C. Grey
Isleworth, 1896, W.A.P

Page 7
Kingston, [undated], G.J. Goose
Eynsford, [undated], G.J. Goose
Virginia Waters, [undated], G.J. Goose
Cold Harbour, [undated], G.J. Goose

Page 8
Honey Lane, Epping Forest, [undated], G.J. Goose
Pinner, 1895, W.A.P
Egham Lock, 1895, E.C. Grey
India Office, 1896, W.A.P

Page 9
Eynsford, 1896, W.A.P
Petersham, 1896, W.A.P
Pinner, 1895, W.A.P
Eynsford, 1896, W.A.P

Page 10
Percy Lindleys, 1889, Frank Lock
Fording the R Roding, 1889, Frank Lock
Cookham, 1889, Frank Lock
High Beech, 1890, Frank Lock

Page 11
On the River Lea, 1896, W.A.P
Committee, 1896, W.A.P
Richmond, [undated], R.A. Readless
Stoke Poges, 1896, Bert Harff

Page 12
Nutting Ramble, 1890, Frank Lock
Cycling Section, 1891, Frank Lock [missing]
Shoreham, 1891, Frank Lock
Honey Lane Well, 1892, Frank Lock

Page 13
Eltham, 1896, Bert Harff
Waltham Abbey, 1896, E.C. Grey
Belgian Ardennes: Leader Percy Lindley, 1891, Frank Lock
S.Y. Ceylon, 1896, W.A.P

Page 14
Near Lynmouth, [undated], Frank Lock
Glory Woods, 1893, Frank Lock
Near Henley, 1893, Frank Lock
The Wake Pond: Epping Forest, 1896, Frank Lock

Page 15
Shoreham Bridge, [undated], Frank Lock
Glory Woods, 1893, Frank Lock
Ranmore Common, 1893, Frank Lock
Downe Village, 1894, Frank Lock

Page 16
Launch Trip, 1894, R.A. Readless
Inter Section Race, 1896, W.A.P
Epping Forest, 1896, W.A.P
India Office, 1896, W.A.P

Page 17
Old Chingford Church, [undated]
Harrow Station, 1895, W.A.P
Popes Villa, 1895, W.A.P
Iffley Mill, 1896, W.A.P

Page 18
[no location given], [undated], E.C. Grey
[Setting missing, [undated], E.C. Grey
Waltham Abbey, 1896, E.C. Grey
Farnborough Church, [undated], J. Easley

Page 19
Waltham Abbey, [undated], J. Easley
Waltham Abbey, [undated], J. Easley
Teddington, [undated]
Pinner, 1898, W.A.P

Page 20
[no location given], [undated],
Hadley Woods [handwritten: first ramble of season 1898, new bonnet to Potters Bar], 1898, Rowland Hill
Epping Forest, 1897, W.A.P
Wimereux, [undated]

Page 21
Poly Fete, 1899
Keston, [undated]
Boating Rambler-Kew to Twickenham
[no location given], [undated]

Page 22
Twickenham, 1899
Kingston on Thames, 1900
Easter Tour- Eastbourne, 1902
Bedlington, [undated]

Page 23
Sunbury on Thames, 1900
High Beech, 1900

Page 24
[At the top of the page, the words 'Wembley Park 1898-Intersection race' is handwritten]
½ a mile
Finish of the mile
Some of the party
Some of the party

Page 25
[At the top of the page the words 'view of Hampstead Heath' have been handwritten]
Pond [undated]
Spaniards road from the castle [undated]
[Halfway down the page the words 'Hendon to Elstree' have been handwritten]
Group, [undated]
The famous grassy lane, [undated]

Page 26
Ramblers of Folkestone, 1900
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING] Dulwich College, 1902

Page 27
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING] Easter tour of Eastbourne, 1902, A.E. Taylor
Temple Lock, 1901

Page 28
[PHOTOGRAPH MISSING] Marlow on Thames, 1901
Pinner to Watford, [undated]

Page 29
Uxbridge, [undated]
Bedlington Church, [undated]
St Albans Cathedral, [undated]
'The Fighting Cocks' St Albans, [undated]

Page 30
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
'The Ship'-Eastcote, [undated]
Wimbledon to Epsom, [undated]

Page 31
Pinner, [undated]
St Albans, 1902
Rayne's Park to Esher, [undated]
Harrow Lock, [undated]

Page 32
[no location given], [undated]
Marlow on Thames, 1902

Page 33
[Handwritten message states 'Pinner to Aldenham 1903']
Pinner, 1903
Aldenham, 1903
Cookham, 1903
'Rose & Crown' Heston, [undated]

Page 34
Chalfont St Peter, 1903, P.H. Mosey
Chalfont St Peter, 1903, P.H. Mosey
Milestone Cottage, Chalfont St Giles, 1903
Hastings Girl, 1903

Page 35
Bournemouth, [undated]
Bournemouth, [undated]
Bournemouth, [undated]
Bournemouth, [undated]

Page 36
Folkestone, [undated]
Dover, [undated]
Tollgate, Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone, [undated]
Canterbury, [undated]

Page 37
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]

Page 38
[Stratford upon Avon, 1903]
Warwickshire, 1903
In grounds of Warwick Castle, 1903
Kenilworth Castle, 1903
Ann Hathaway's Cottage, 1903

Page 39
[no location given], 1903
[no location given], 1903
Warwick Gate, 1903
Warwick Castle, 1903

Page 40
[Stratford upon Avon, 1903]
Leamington, 1903
Bridge at Guys Cliff, 1903
Old Hill at Guys Cliff, 1903
Guys Cliff, 1903

Page 41
Hastings, 1903
Hastings, 1903
Hastings, 1903
Hastings, 1903

Page 42
Hastings, 1903, P.H. Mosey
Southsea, 1903, P.H. Mosey
Southsea, 1903, P.H. Mosey
Southsea, 1903, P.H. Mosey

Page 43
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
Eastcote, [undated]

Page 44
Ruislip, [undated]
Ruislip Church, [undated]
Ruislip Church, [undated]
Richmond, [undated]

Page 45
Henley, [undated]
Marlow, [undated]
Elstree to London, [undated]

Page 46
Boater, 1905
Warplane, 1904

Page 47
Ruislip, [undated]
Eynsford Bridge and Church, [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
Near Eynsford, [undated]

Page 48
Cookham, [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]
[no location given], [undated]

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