A group of evacuee children accompanied by Mrs. Lee, and William Cole with a pony by the gatehouse of Lanhydrock
George W. F. Ellis
Category
Photographs
Date
12 Oct 1940
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
138 mm (H)195 mm (W)
Place of origin
Bodmin
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887977
Summary
Photograph showing a group of fourteen children and a woman, Mrs. Lee, with William Cole and a pony by the gatehouse of Lanhydrock. The children were evacuees staying at the house during the Second World War. 12 October 1940. On grey mount See also LAN.PH.147 and LAN.PH.2062
Provenance
Procured for the National Trust archives in 1994. The evacuees came to Lanhydrock during World War II and many returned to visit the house in later years.
Marks and inscriptions
(stamped on reverse) E 3392/Copyright Photo/GEORGE W.F. ELLIS,/34, Cstle Street,/Bodmin, Cornwall.
Makers and roles
George W. F. Ellis, photographer