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Aerogram dated 10 August 1943
Manuscript air letter mentioning that his battery is still in Sicily but will have no part in the final phase of the campaign. Letter also including references to Tunis, Tripoli, Sousse and Sfax.
'Jentlemen' of Crossmead in Crossmead pond
Crossmead Hall was acquired in 1944. The pond at the hall of residence was dredged each summer and used by the students as a swimming pool. Crossmead residents were known as Jentlemen as they travelled to and from campus on Exeter's J bus.…
'Jentlemen' of Crossmead in Crossmead pond
The pond at the Crossmead hall of residence was dredged each summer and used by the students as a swimming pool.
In 1983 Crossmead was turned from a hall of residence to a conference centre.
In 1983 Crossmead was turned from a hall of residence to a conference centre.
"Geographia" Large Scale Street Plan of Exeter
Folded street plan in a red printed card cover. It including a key to railways, station and bus routes, as well as an index to streets. The date is unknown, but it is assumed to have been made in between the 1940s and 1960s, likely after the Second…
A Plan of the City and Suburbs of Exeter
A plan of the city and suburbs of Exeter by Benjamin Donne or Donn. Donne was responsible for the first entirely new survey of Devon since the survey undertaken by Christopher Saxton in the 16th century. This plan was detached from Benjamin Donne's…
Aerial shot of new Northcott Theatre
Photograph showing the exterior of the Northcott near completion.
Aerial view of Birks Halls, Streatham campus
Photograph showing Brendon, Haldon and Raddon Halls which replaced Birks Grange. Birks Halls were demolished in summer 2005.
Aerogram dated 1 July 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to the potential copyright issues of publishing in the USA. Letters 109-113 were written on board of a ship waiting to set out for Sicily.
Aerogram dated 10 June 1943
Manuscript letter from Algeria.
Aerogram dated 10 March 1943
Manuscript lettercard including references to Cairo and Tripoli and a second 'Alamein' poem on which Jarmain has started to work.
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March
The battle of Medenine was on the 6th March
Aerogram dated 11 February 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including references to Churchill, his writing break and lilies.
Aerogram dated 11 January 1943: draft of poem 'Fear'
Manuscript lettercard from the Lybian desert including drafts of the poem 'Fear' and references to the battle of El Alamein, air raids and Tavistock in Devon.
Aerogram dated 12 July 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to incomes and finances during war time. The Allied invasion of Sicily had also began including the 51st Division which landed on the South East coast of Sicily.
Aerogram dated 12 June 1943
Manuscript air letter from Algeria.
Aerogram dated 12 March 1943
Manuscript lettercard including references to Monty or Bernard Montgomery and the new direct air service from Tripoli he asked Churchill for his soldiers, the Eighth Army, one of the most famous formations of the British Army during World War Two.…
Aerogram dated 13 August 1943
Manuscript air letter from Sicily regarding income and taxes during war time.
Aerogram dated 13 November 1942: draft of poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein [Alamein]'
Manuscript lettercard written after the battle of Al Alamein including a draft of the poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein'.
Aerogram dated 13 October 1942: draft of poem 'Mirage'
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of the poem 'Mirage' and references to everyday life in the army camps.
Aerogram dated 14 June 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to the battle at Enfidaville in Tunisia, dinner parties at an hotel nearby the camp and nurses.