Journal recounting Coleridge's initial two year residence in the West Indies, following his appointment by the Colonial Office as bishopric of Barbados. Coleridge recounts his father's life as well as his own upbringing, education and early church career before detailing his voyage and findings ...
Official letters and correspondence of the Bishop of Barbados
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Correspondence from government officials and administrators received by Coleridge as Bishop of Barbados. 31 January 1824, appointment by George IV to the Legislation Councils of Montserrat and Dominica. 23 January 1824, to Coleridge, offer of Bishopric, from Lord Bathurst. 21 June 1824, to Cole...
Assorted documents relating to William Hart Coleridge's bishopric
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Documents relating to Coleridge's bishopric, including two birth certificates for William R Coleridge (b.1831) and Sarah A Coleridge (b.1833); receipts; a summary table of the parishes within the Diocese of Barbados and the Leward Islands and newspaper cuttings from The Barbadian. The folder co...
Diary extracts by Richard James Church while working for the Uganda Railway
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1. Extracts made by Richard James Church from his diary for August – December 1896, probably sent by post to his fiancé Christine Church, in England. In short sections, on various sized pieces of paper. ‘Journey of the Kibwezi Survey Party of the Uganda Railway from Mombasa to Kibwezi. Aug &...
Letters from Richard James Church to Christine (“Cissie”) Master, later Church
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Letters from Richard James Church, British East Africa, to his future wife, Christine Master, Ealing, 1901-1903, with their envelopes, numbered 109-165. Dates of receipt are noted on the back of the envelopes. The file lacks letters numbered 1-108, 158-160, and 162. 1. Nakuru, Uganda Protectora...
Letters from Richard James Church and Christine ‘Cissie’ Church, to their daughters, Phyllis, Margaret, and Christine Church, 1915-1917
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Letters written by Richard James Church and Christine Church to their young children staying with relatives in Ealing, London, while they were away in West Africa, where Richard Church was working in railways. The letters were written during two separate stays in Gold Coast, 1915-1916, and Togol...
Letters to Christine Master, later Church, with other manuscript and printed papers
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Manuscript material: Nine letters to Christine Master, later Church: 6 letters from ‘Mother Church’, her fiancé Richard Church’s mother, c 1898-1901 Letter from Richard James Church, Offa, North Nigeria, 1 January 1911 Letter from ‘Trev’, Christine Church’s brother Trevor Master, 2 July 1915 ...
About 80 black and white photographic prints, from an album formerly organised by date in envelopes marked 1901-1910. The collection consists mainly of unidentified group portraits, and also includes wedding groups, groups in gardens, motor cars, sea bathing, women and children, possibly includi...
Photograph album, now empty. Former contents now removed to Add MS 89338/5. Blue cloth bound volume with ribbon lacing. 14 x 12 cm. Simple jute bag, with red and green raffia embroidery, possibly made by a child. 24 x 23 cm.