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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
Expand 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
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
Collapse 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
1 - Slide of Church Street, Holme, looking towards the church
2 - Slide of cast iron columns supporting the granary at Park Farm, Holme, which match the Holme Post
3 - Slide of members of Holme bowls team. See 5307/26/28 for the names of the members
4 - Slide of an unidentified group of three women with two young children (one of whom is in a perambulator)
5 - Slide of Holme school group. See 5307/16/26 for identification of the children
6 - Slide of Allen's Engine, Holme
7 - Slide of an engraving of the last regatta on Whittlesey Mere in 1851
8 - Slide of the interior of St Giles Church, Holme
9 - Slide of a view of Church Street, Holme
10 - Slide of a view of Short Drove, Holme
11 - Slide of a Dutch-gabled cottage opposite the entrance to Holmewood Hall, Holme, which is no longer extant
12 - Slide of two labourers threshing, standing beside a horse-drawn threshing machine, possibly in Holme
13 - Slide of a view of Holme school building
14 - Slide of a Holme school group
15 - Slide of the Wade family, taken at Black Ham Farm, Holme Fen
16 - Slide of Allen's Engine, Holme
17 - Slide of the Engineer's house at Allen's Engine
18 - Slide of the Allen family from Allen's Engine, Holme
19 - Slide of Allen's Engine drain being cleaned out by German prisoners of war
20 - Slide of Allen's Engine drain being cleaned out by German prisoners of war
21 - Slide of Allen's Engine drain being cleaned out by German prisoners of war
22 - Slide of an unnamed boilerman at Allen's Engine
23 - Slide of Allen's Engine drain looking south-west
24 - Slide of the old Pump house at Allen's Engine, Holme
25 - Slide of the horse-drawn school van at Holme
26 - Slide of Holme Hale Hall, Norfolk, the family home of Mary Broke, the wife of the Reverend George Broke
27 - Slide of the interior of St Giles Church, Holme
28 - Slide of a view of Church Street, Holme
29 - Slide of Allen's Engine drain being cleaned out by German prisoners of war
30 - Slide of Holme school building
31 - Slide of floods at Pringle Bank
32 - Slide of two Holme Postmen - William Burdett sitting, and his son William standing. See 5307/16/33 for further information
33 - Slide of the potato harvest, Holme Fen. See 5307/16/24 for a fuller description
34 - Slide of Holme village celebrations for the Coronation of King George V.
35 - Slide of Holme village celebrations for the Coronation of King George V
36 - Slide of Holme village celebrations for the Coronation of King George V
37 - Slide of a Mr A Stacey at Ellis & Everard's Mill, Station Road, Holme
38 - Slide of cottages near Holme church, now demolished
39 - Slide of a Dutch gable cottage, now demolished, opposite the entrance to Holmewood Hall
40 - Slide of cottages at Short Drove, Holme
41 - The Railway Arms, Holme
42 - Slide of a view of Station Road, Holme. The cottage in the centre of the view is 1 Church Street
43 - Slide of cows being herded along Church Street, Holme, for milking. Home Farm is on the left of the view. See 5307/16/5 for a fuller discription
44 - Slide of the Keeper's Cottage, Holme
45 - Slide of piglets at Home Farm, Holme
46 - Slide of Station Road, Holme, looking towards Short Drove
47 - Slide of a hospital fund raising fete, Holme. Maxey Stacey's father is among the crowd of people
48 - Slide of a group of children, possible a Sunday School outing, Holme
49 - Slide of Holme Station looking North
50 - Slide of Holme Church, from a coloured postcard
51 - Slide of the opening of a fete by a vicar, possibly the Reverend Turner
52 - Slide of two unidentified women in Edwardian dress
53 - Slide of Station Road, Holme.
54 - Slide of Station Road, Holme.
55 - Slide of Holme Station looking North, with a Mallard class steam engine 4-6-2 passing through the station
56 - Lough's lorry outside the Railway Arms, Holme
57 - Slide of a thatched cottage in Station Road, Holme, the home of the Sams family
58 - Slide of Holme Sports Day
59 - Slide of a group of pierrots at Holme. The lady seated on the right hand side is Isobel Maidment, the mother of Bill Ayres
60 - Two lorries belonging to Lough's transport of Holme
61 - Slide of a group of children playing cricket, possibly at Holme
62 - Slide of floods at Pringle Bank, Holme
63 - Slide of two young children outside a house, possibly Church Street, Holme
64 - Slide of the village hall at Holme, possibly at its opening
65 - Slide of horses harnessed in tandem to a cart at Home Farm, Holme, with Dan Dunkley
66 - Slide of horses ploughing at Home Farm, Holme, with Dan Dunkley
67 - Slide of Spinney Path, Holme, with the bellcote of the St Giles Church in the background
68 - Slide of Spinney Path, Holme, with the bellcote of the St Giles Church in the background
69 - Slide of a thatched cottage at, Holme, with St Giles Church in the background
70 - Slide of The Railway Arms, Holme, with a lorry and men standing outside
71 - Slide of Holme Halt Station
72 - Slide of Holme Halt Station
73 - Slide of Holme Halt Station with a horse and cart outside the entrance
74 - Slide of the High Street, Great Gidding
75 - Slide of an unidentified group of children with their master, outside a church
76 - Slide of an unidentified football team
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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