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1 - Typescript of the text of The Fenland Ark, with scripts and lists of slides for talks
2 - Script for The Fenland Ark
3 - Copies of articles relating to the Floating Church
4 - Articles relating to the publication of The Fenland Ark
5 - Papers relating to The Fenland Ark Festival
6 - Editions of The Fenland Ark
7 - Scripts for "Life and Turn of the Century Times in Holme, a Huntingdonshire Village"
8 - Articles on the history of Holme
9 - Articles on the history of Holme
10 - Catalogue of the furnishings of Holmewood Hall
11 - Papers and publications relating to events in Holme village
12 - Papers relating to the "Carpetbaggers"
13 - Copies of articles on the Fens and Fen Drainage
14 - Maps of Holme and of the Fens
Expand 15 - Miscellaneous photographs and prints of the Fenland Ark and people connected with the floating chapel, of Holme village and villagers, of Holme Fen, of Holmewood Hall, Holme School, Holme Railway Station, Allen's Engine and the Fen Posts15 - Miscellaneous photographs and prints of the Fenland Ark and people connected with the floating chapel, of Holme village and villagers, of Holme Fen, of Holmewood Hall, Holme School, Holme Railway Station, Allen's Engine and the Fen Posts
Collapse 16 - Photographs of late 19th and 20th century Holme, compiled for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 197716 - Photographs of late 19th and 20th century Holme, compiled for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations in 1977
1 - Print of the Floating Church at Stokes Yard
2 - Print of the Floating Church at Allen's Engine
3 - Print of the Floating Church with the congregation waiting to enter. Notice the two flags flying, indicating that a service is about to commence
4 - Print of the interior of the Floating Church
5 - Print of Church Street, Holme. The building on the left is Home Farm and the cattle being driven by Horace Read (on bicycle) were making their way to this farm. The lower building with the three windows was a bakehouse at about the time of the First World War. The baker's name was Billy Peak and villagers used to take their own bread to be baked
6 - Photograph of Church Street, Holme.
7 - Print of Church Street, Holme. Through the trees to the right is Holmewood Hall. The dutch-gabled house on the left was the village school until 1868 when the new school was built near the church. This later became the Estate Office and was demolished in 1950's Notice the cast iron lamp post at the junction - these had an oil lamp
8 - Print of Short Drove, Holme. A posed photograph, possibly taken by the Reverend George Broke, with everyone in their best clothes. The cottage on the left was demolished in the 1950's
9 - Print of the great flood at Pringle Bank, Holme. This event is well remembered in the Huntingdonshire Fens, when the harvest had to be got in by boat. Holme school log book records that the children had an extra week on the end of the summer holiday to help salvage the harvest.
10 - Photograph of Pringle Bank, Holme, taken from the same place as the view of the 1912 floods (5307/16/9). Note the council houses on the right, which were built in the 1920's at the corner of Pringle Bank and Station Road
11 - Print of the Railway Arms, Holme. In front of the pub are Syd, Les and Frank Lough (in the trap), Mr Garbett, Jimmy Crowe, -?-, George Asplin, Mrs Louisa Lough and Frank Lough senior, the publican
12 - Print of Ivy Cottage, Church Street, Holme. In the photograph is Mr Arthur Chapman and his wife Florence with their son Peter. Mr Chapman was the engineer at Holmewood Hall and was responsible for the village pump, which was opposite the cottage. The old butcher's shop can just be seen to the left.
13 - Print of Station Road, Holme, looking westwards. The house with the hipped roof is still standing but the thatched cottage was demolished in the 1950's (see 5703/16/14) and a modern bungalow was built on the site.
14 - Print of the thatched cottage on Station Road, Holme. The Sams family, who lived here, are standing at the gate
15 - Print of cottages in Church Street, Holme. These two cottages stood near to the church opposite Home Farm. They were knocked down in the early 1950's and two Crown Estate houses (see 5703/16/16) were built on the site.
16 - Photograph of two Crown Estate houses, Church Street, Holme.
17 - Print looking westwards towards the Glatton Way/Church Street junction of Station Road, Holme. Hardwick House garden is on the right and the mid-19th century estate cottages are in the centre
18 - Photograph looking westwards towards the Glatton Way/Church Street junction of Station Road, Holme. Hardwick House garden is on the right and the mid-19th century estate cottages are in the centre
19 - Print of Church Street, Holme, looking northeast towards the church
20 - Photograph of Church Street, Holme, looking northeast towards the church
21 - Print of the villagers of Holme gathered for the Coronation Celebrations for King George V. The celebrations were held at the corner of Pringle Bank and Station Road, where the council houses and bungalows now stand. The children are dancing around the maypole, which still survived in 1977. The smithy in Pringle Bank can be seen at the back of this view
22 - Print of the villagers of Holme gathered for the Coronation Celebrations for King George V. The celebrations were held at the corner of Pringle Bank and Station Road, where the council houses and bungalows now stand. The children are dancing around the maypole, which still survived in 1977
23 - Print of Mr Arthur Stacey standing by the mill machinery at Ellis & Everard's mill on Station Road, Holme. The mill was situated near Holme Station and used to grind corn etc. It was later made into an extension of the mill owner's/manager's house. The engine was a Blackstone made at Stamford and was installed in 1914.
24 - Print of potato harvesting in Holme Fen. The group consists of (l to r): Mrs Florrie Stacey, Mrs Childley, Mrs Helen Wade, Mr John Moyser, Mrs Lenton, Miss Harriet Burdett, Minne Binden, Fred Burdett and [?]. They were working on Park Farm for the Squire, Mr John Fielden. The harrow was used to bring to the surface the potatoes missed in the first picking.
25 - Photograph of a Holme school group. The headmaster, Mr Hackett, stands on the left and the teacher Miss Nora Nobbs on the right. Some of the children have been identifiied in 1977as : back row F Housden, Reg Bonfield, [?], Robinson, [?] , -- Spriggs; 3rd row Alice Bartholemew "Banby", Taplin, Amy Mills, --Taplin, Mrs W Ayres, Flo Sams, Fanny George; 2nd row George Robinson, George Sams, [?] , E Wars, Emily Maidment, [?] Ted George; front row Clara Wass, Mrs Sinks [?], Barbara Bonfield, -- Bonfield, Mary Bass, Edith Hall, Sis Sprigs
26 - Print of Holme School group. The children have been identifiied as : back row Betty Whitehead, Nicia Tucker, Lesley Norris, Wal Merrishaw, Frank Bateman, Ernie Burdett, Jim Chambers, Les Lough, Horace Parker, George Ward; middle row Doris Clarke, May Wright, Ethel Laver, Phil Brown, Rene Batemann, Connie Cox, Ida Bates, Kitty Butler, Rose Leach, Winnie Dyer, --- Payne, Dolly Everitt, Winnie Everitt; front row Aubrey Burdett, Goerge Ostler, Bernard Secker, Alex Quick, Jack Cox, Dennis Glover, --- Thomas, Ernie Parker, Joe Rufus, --- Payne
27 - Print of Holme School group. The teacher is a Miss Childerley, and the dog was named either Ceildh or Gakey [?]. The children have not been identified
28 - Print of Holme Bowls VIII. The men are identified as Percy Mitcham, --- Griffiths, Jim Brown (head carpenter), Jack Maidment, Arthur Stacey, Herbert Whitehead, Charlie Bennett and William Hackett. The bowling green was in the field which is now the school playing field
29 - Print of Holme V.C. School Sports Day. The photograph shows the school before the new extension was built in 1956. The children are sitting on what is now the school playground. The staff include Mr Neill, headmaster, Mr N Beeton and Mr Groom.
30 - Photograph of the interior of Holme Signal Box. The wheel on the right operated the level crossing gates.
31 - Print of Holme Station looking North. Coming towards the camera is a london-bound express pulled by an A4 engine. To the right is the Ramsey goods train waiting to leave on the Ramsey branch line, which went to the right across the Fen. The gates (replaced by a barrier in 1976) were operated by a handle in the signal box.
32 - Print of Lough's transport outside the Railway Arms, Holme. On the left of the truck is Mr Leslie Lough and on the right Mr George Ward. The truck is a Bedford.
33 - Print of the Holme postmen Walter Burdett (who delivered in the village) and his son William Burdett (who delivered in the Fen). In 1914 William took over a smallholding and both men worked this in addition to their postal duties.
34 - Photograph of Mr Thomas (Tom) Evan Chance, the Holme postman in 1977. He delivered to both the village and the fen on the first delivery and to the village only on the second delivery. He became the postman in July 1970 and is seen here with the Christmas post
35 - Print of Holme Home Guard, which used to meet in the room of the Admiral Public House. The men are identified as follows: back row Mo Avery, John Layton, Frank Cox, Horace Allen, Eric Allen, Bill Adams, Ted Emery, David Baker, George Butler, D. Dunkley, Harry De'ath, Frank Crock; middle row George Layton, Robert Hobbs, George Bass, Arthur Hobbs, Bill Layton, "Sonny" Oxborough, Selwyn Manchett, Len Hughes, Kitchener Cox, W. Cousins, Jack Short, H. Land, George Burrell; front row Charlie Cox, Alf Cox, Graham Garner, --- Algar, George Baker, Captain Dixon, Bill Parsons, Alf Whitehead, George Webb, Albert ----, ---- Drawwater, Asa Clark, Ollie Cullip
36 - Print of the interior of the Operations Room of the 457th Bombardment Group (Fireball Outfit) at Glatton (Conington Airfield)
37 - Print of the interior of the Officers' Mess of the 457th Bombardment Group (Fireball Outfit) at Glatton (Conington Airfield). This group arrived at Glatton on the 21st January 1944 flying B.17 aircraft. Note the record of bombing missions on the wall.
38 - Print of a crew of the 457th Bombardment Group (Fireball Outfit) at Glatton (Conington Airfield). This was a lead crew of Aircraft 649 - LR Newling
39 - Print of the entrance to the camp at Holmewood Hall. This photograph was taken at the entrance to Holmewood, which was an army camp during the Second World War (nicknamed Tin City by the locals because of the Nissen huts). After the war these huts were occupied by Holme villagers because of the housing shortage. The guard room on the right became a shop and the lady standing outside is Betty Stratton, the daughter of the shopowner
40 - Print of Lough's transport outside the mill at Sawtry. The truck on the right is a Bedford and the one on the left is an American Reo Speed Wagon. Reo trucks were produced in the mid-1930's by a company founded by R.E. Olds, who founded and then sold the Oldsmobile Co. This truck in the photograph is one of the first to be imported into the U.K. Les Lough and S Hollard are on this American lorry
41 - Photograph of William Ayres, founder of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Holme. The firm was founded before 1860, and orginally carried stone to the Fen for roads, and then became a Coal Merchants and Cycle Agents.
42 - Coal ticket signed by William Ayres, founder of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Holme.
43 - Photograph of William Ayres, of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Holme, in his car, with his young son Bill Ayres
44 - Photograph of William Ayres with his son Bill Ayres , of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Holme, with their delivery lorry.
45 - Photograph of William Ayres with his son Bill Ayres , of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Station Road, Holme, with their delivery lorry.
46 - Photograph of Alfred Stokes Ayres, of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in , Holme, on his bicycle outside the Addison Arms, Glatton
47 - Colour photograph of Jim and Bill Ayres, of the firm of W. Ayres & Sons, Coal Merchants in Holme, delivering coal in Holmewood
48 - Colour photograph the of Remembrance Sunday service at Holme
49 - Colour photograph of Mr J Ayres laying a wreath on behalf of the British Legion at the Remembrance Sunday service at Holme
50 - Colour photograph of Mr I Birchall, Vice Chairman, laying a wreath on behalf of the Parish Council at the Remembrance Sunday service at Holme
51 - Colour photograph of the "Village of the Past" Exhibition in the church, Holme
52 - Colour photograph of the "Village of the Past" Exhibition in the church, Holme
53 - Colour photograph of the "Village of the Past" Exhibition in the church, Holme, with Les Lough, Phil Henderson, Ivy (Clarke) and friends
54 - Colour photograph of Ian Birchall, Chairman of the Jubilee Committee, drawing the raffle at the Jubilee Disco
55 - Colour photograph of Mrs Rose Stacey dressed in a Jubilee hat
56 - Colour photograph of a group on the inaugural walk of the Holme Village Trail, walking southwards along the Yaxley Road
57 - Unidentified colour photograph of a lady and gentleman beside the floats at the Holme Jubilee parade. The gentleman may be Mr Les Lough
58 - Photograph of Holme village school after the building of the extension
Expand 17 - Photographs and prints of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations in Holme17 - Photographs and prints of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Celebrations in Holme
Expand 18 - Carousel of 51 slides to illustrate the Fenland Ark talks given by John Bennett18 - Carousel of 51 slides to illustrate the Fenland Ark talks given by John Bennett
Expand 19 - Carousel of 76 slides to illustrate Holme history talks given by John Bennett19 - Carousel of 76 slides to illustrate Holme history talks given by John Bennett
Expand 20 - Two boxes of 47 slides of Holme, Holmewood Hall, and of the Carpetbaggers and the remains of their buildings at Holmewood Hall20 - Two boxes of 47 slides of Holme, Holmewood Hall, and of the Carpetbaggers and the remains of their buildings at Holmewood Hall
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