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Queen Mother and King George VI

His Royal Highness the Duke of York, as permanent Master of Shipwrights' Company, at Barbers' Hall today presenting to the Duchess the scroll and blotting pad, when admitting her to the Freedom of the Company in accordance with an old custom which gives this privilege to the wives of Masters

Agency: Central Press

Guy Maitland Roy

Guy Maitland Roy, brother of Evelyn, was born in 1915 and brought up in the Wirral where he was educated at Calday Grange Grammar School. He attended St Paul’s College, Cheltenham, from 1933 - 1935. He was a member of the chapel choir, where he met his future wife, and belonged to sports teams.

He returned to the Wirral to teach until he was called up for war service with the Cheshire Regiment, becoming an officer and serving as teacher of Physical Training at UK bases. Guy and Dulcie were married in July 1940. After the war, he taught at Woodslee School from 1946 to 1953 and then at the new Bromborough Secondary Modern where he became Deputy Head until retirement in 1976. Together with other staff, he took groups of children from the school on holidays abroad. In retirement he pursued many hobbies. He died in 2000.

The life and times of the Duke of Windsor

A series of pictures depicting the life and times of the Duke of Windsor. The Duke, who is the eldest son of his late Majesty King George V, was born 23 June 1894. He ascended the throne as King Edward VIII in January 1936 and abdicated in December 1936. Six months later her married Mrs Wallis Warfield (formerly Simpson). Photo shows the Duke of Windsor then the Prince of Wales on HMS Queen Elizabeth during fleet exercised in the Mediterranean in 1932, with him in the centre of the picture is his younger brother Prince George, later to become the Duke of Kent

Agency: Central Press Photos

Photographs of Reg Sims's time at college

Photographer unknown. Annotated on reverse. Includes college buildings; fellow students; Whitewash Match Mugges versus Duddes December 1932; Old Chelts rugby match 1932; Senior rag; students before the Lilly Pond race 1932; St Paul's war cry "to encourage the soccer 1st XI on its journey to Saltley"; Old Chelt rugby match 1933; year group with names 1932 - 1934; cuttings showing the Cheltenham Hospital Carnival 1934

Hanslip Fletcher

Hanslip Fletcher [b.1874 d.1955] was an artist and the letters discuss his drawings. Includes pencil annotations

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