| Description | A set of images showing the Bank's evacuation sites in Hampshire, with a donation letter. Images include office scenes, accommodation huts and leisure spaces, as well as the houses and grounds in which the camps were based, including views taken of ice and snow. Several of the images appear to show the setting up of the camp with large machinery visible. Montagu Norman can be seen visiting the camp in several images. Most of the images have been labelled on the back in two different handwriting.
1) Verso: 'Two of the inmates! The garden at the Gables B/E hostel Whitchurch'.
2) Verso: 'W in 1'; 'View from bedroom at Oakley Hall B/E Hostel'.
3) Verso: 'Daffodils Hurstbourne Park Spring'.
4) Verso: 'Hurstbourne Park winter'.
5) Verso: 'Hurstbourne Park from 'Cardinals' window'.
6) Verso: 'The Gables B/E Hostel Whitchurch'.
7) Verso: 'Daffodils Hurstbourne Park Spring'.
8) Verso: 'Front Oakley Hall B/E. Hostel'.
9) Verso: 'Original Canteen lunchtime. Camp, Hurstbourne 1939'.
10) Verso: 'Original Canteen 1939'.
11) Verso: 'The Camp. Unfinished 1939'.
12) Verso: 'Hurstbourne mansion from the Park'.
13) The front of the print has been marked with an 'x'. Verso: 'Back view Oakley Hall x over bedroom window'.
14) Verso: 'Herbaceous Border Hurstbourne Park'.
15) Verso: 'The Camp in its early days 1939'.
16) The front of the print has been marked with an 'x'. Verso: 'Back view Oakley Hall x over bedroom window'.
17) Verso: '2 387'; 'Workmen [...] erecting covered way between huts (lockers arrived from Finsbury on left). Hurstbourne Camp Oct/39'.
18) Verso: '2 390'; 'Finishing touched to the canteen, this was just started when I arrived - we bed in marquee to left of picture. Hurstbourne /39'.
19) Verso: '2 391'; ' 'arry and 'arriet doing a great job - laying of concrete road around office'.
20) Verso: '2 391'; 'The erection of boiler house. Hurstbourne Camp Sept/39'.
21) Verso: '2 392'; 'Some of men's huts at the camp and cycle tent. Hurstbourne Camp Oct/39'.
22) Verso: '2 392'; 'Easterly view of office and erection for water storage. Hurstbourne Camp Oct/39'.
23) The front of the print has been marked with an 'x'. Verso: '2 392'; 'The office 1939 xPAO'.
24) Verso: '2 392'; 'One of the [Breeneces?] on the estate, office through the trees. Hurstbourne Oct/39'.
25) Verso: '2 394'; 'Boiler house and erection of pipes to huts and office'.
26) Verso: '2 395'; 'Another corner of office W.G.H. in distance. Hurstbourne Camp Oct/39'.
27) Verso: '2 395'; 'P.A.O. Office'.
28) Verso: '2 396'; '[...] office section of the working hut - the north east corner K.Joyce in foreground Oct/39'.
29) Verso: '2 396'; 'The office P.A.O. Miss Joyce'.
30) Verso: '2 397'; 'The drive Hurstbourne Park. The Park is 7 miles round'.
31) Verso: '2 397'; 'Part of the canteen also used for concerts and dances - part on right was not finished when this was taken Hurstbourne Oct/39'.
32) Verso: '2 397'; 'Work Camp The Canteen as it is at present was'. 'is at present' has been crossed out.
33) Verso: '2 398'; 'The Mansion Hurstbourne Park Front entrance 1939'.
34) Verso: '2 398'; 'Hurstbourne Park (mansion) (front view) Oct/39'.
35) Verso: '2 398'; 'Whitchurch - Andover Rd.'.
36) Verso: '2 398'; 'Whitchurch (town) Post office and road to Andover. The Bank have also taken two houses near here for sleeping accommodation and a third for a hospital. Oct/39'.
37) Verso: '2 399'; 'The morning walk from house to camp and canteen for meals. Hurstbourne Oct/39'.
38) Verso: '2 399'; 'The drive Hurstbourne Park'.
39) Verso: '2 399'; 'The Glade - from the masion to the office. This is where we walk to get to the office'.
40) Verso: '2 431'; 'Home. The Governor in Colonial Office. Messrs. Allen, Chiverley and Stapley (C.A.C.O. Typists in distance) unknown quantity in foreground!'.
41) Verso: '2 291'.
42) Verso: '2 244'; 'The Principal (to left) and the Deputy Principal (with paper in hand) of our office. Power of Attorney Whitchurch working hut'.
43) Verso: 'Montagu Norman with Chief Accountant at Hurstbourne Camp'.
44) Verso: '2 448'; 'The Governor with George Ballard (Principal S.R.O) E.M. Stapley (Chief Accountant) behins. The last - face recognised but name unknown to me! on the Memorable Thursday'.
45) Verso: 'B567'; 'Hurstbourne Park Winter 1939-1940'.
46) Verso: 'B569'.
47) Verso: 'B570'; 'Huts in the work camp, mens s;eeping quarters. Winter 1939-40 Hurstbourne'.
48) Verso: 'B572'; 'The camp in winter. Jan - Feb 1940'.
49) Verso: 'B574'; 'Winter "Trees" 1940'.
50) Verso: 'B576'; 'The memorable first winter Jan 1940'.
51) Verso: 'B576'.
52) Verso: 'Icicles on Huts in Camp. Winter 1939-40 Hurstbourne'.
53) Verso: 'Plenty of Icicles winter 1940'.
54) Verso: 'Church Street Wherwell, (one of the prettiest Hampshire villages) June '42'.
55) 'The Salon, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B 2802' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Turned into sleeping dormitory and later into a sitting room'.
56) 'The Salon, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B 2802' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Now the large sitting room'.
57) 'Sunk Garden, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2811' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Hurstbourne Park'.
58) 'Entrance Hall and Staircase, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2801' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Of course it is not furnished like this now. Practically bare except for garden chairs and a table or two! The tapestry is covered up'.
59) 'Entrance Hall and Staircase, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2801' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: Entrance Hall. Masion in the good old days'.
60) 'The Long Gallery, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2805' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'dormitory for 6) My bedroom ("Cardinals Room") off this gallery'.
61) 'The Long Gallery, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2805' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'The Long Gallery (now disrobed)'.
62) 'Library, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2803' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'This is the only room left furnished which we are' [are has been crossed out] 'were allowed to use but not touch or remove any of the books'.
63) 'Library, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2803' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'The House (owners) library. (almost as good as picture)'.
64) 'Sunk Garden, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2810' has been developed into the front of the print.
65) 'Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2807' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Originally belonged to the Earls of Portsmouth now owned by Patrick [Donner] M.P. son-in-law of Lord Chatfield'.
66) 'Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2808' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'x Cardinals Room other side of this x. This room had a red ceiling! with grey walls and cardinal red damask curtains'.
67) 'Dining Room, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2804' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Now a bedroom'.
68) 'Dining Room, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2804' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'Disrobed and now a bedroom'.
69) 'View from Terrace, Hurstbourne Park. T.H.B. 2806' has been developed into the front of the print. Verso: 'This is' [is has been crossed out] 'was the view from my bedroom window. Isn't it lovely?'.
70) A black and white drawing postcard with the caption 'The Mansion, Hurstbourne Park'.
71) A colour drawing postcard with the caption 'Whitchurch'.
72) A colour drawing postcard with the caption 'Fisherman's Cottage, Whitchurch'. |