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The story of Roy Chadwick, Chief Designer of A.V. Roe & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1947, The aircraft he designed, and the lasting contribution he made to Britain's aviation industry. Covers chapter 1 - 15. Starts with early years and then a has a chapter…

Four photographs from a photo album.
Photo 1 is a group of boys and two masters. They are holding a board 'Salford Grammar School 1935-1936 Form 3A'. It is captioned 'Photograph by Stansfield Parker'.
Photo 2 is a group of boys and two masters.…

A view of the beach annotated on the reverse 'Rocks at Murbat 1935 "Cruise".'

Six individuals and five cropped heads, standing in front of wooden building, captioned 'Some 6th form members St James 1935, with backs to Tuck Shop, Left to right ? Self, Dennis Walmsley (my best friend), Jim Sullivan, Maurice Evans, Douglas…

Lennox Lamb’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 24th November 1930 until 27th October 1939.
Initial training as a pilot at Nos. 3 and 2 Flying Training Schools. Posted to 99 Squadron in January 1932. Between January and August 1933…

St James' school prefects 1935, names on the reverse, captioned 'St James prefects 1935.'

Two photographs inside the Buffet.
Photo 1 is a man reading a newspaper sitting beside a fireplace in the Buffet. On the reverse 'Fireplace (imitation) & a passenger in the Buffet'.
Photo 2 is four men sitting with a table of beer. On the reverse…

Two young girls sitting in a garden with shrubs and bushes behind to the right. On the reverse 'L to R, Penny Jenkinson and Evelyn Jenkinson c1935'.

A booklet with a brief biography and portrait drawing of the King.

Three men watching a frying pan and kettle. Behind is a Vickers Vincent. On the reverse '1935 Murbat. Murbat trip (5 machines) 1935'.

Two identical images of two seated hockey players, Ronnie Abbott is on the left. On the reverse of the second is 'Aden 1935. Me and my pal. What a pair. Net.' 'Net' was Ronnie Abbott's family nickname.

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Two photographs of an underground train bungalow decoration.
Photo 1 shows the tunnel. On the reverse 'All this is scenery extract for end of train 1st prize 1935'.
Photo 2 shows the train entering the tunnel. On the reverse 'Train just entering…

Through a series of articles and photographs, the leaflet concludes that there will be no peace with Hitler. It notes that Hitler has consistently broken his promises about peace and broken every non-aggression agreement. He had meticulously prepared…

William Barfoot wearing singlet and shorts crosses the finish line. Captioned 'School sports at Lovedale: P.W.Barfoot winning the quarter mile race. He set up a new record for the Lawrence Memorial School', '(1935)'. This item was sent to the IBCC…