| Summary: | Bundle of photographs and various related papers concerning property of William Rathbone IX and Peggie Rathbone; with label 'Photographs of North Waltham . a) Farm mechanisation b) Sale series (K. Fa. R.) . Old Cloth Hall with sheep. Maidstone and Dist. Bus Co. advert': include papers relating to North Waltham Farm, near Basingstoke: prospectus for auction of the farm buildings, 1946; set of photographs illustrating mechanisation on the farm, with letter of thanks from the editor of British Farm Mechanization, 1950; group of papers concerning North Waltham Farm harvest supper, 1952: newscutting, guest list of farm workers, two typescript copies of light-hearted poem including local individuals; series of photographs of North Waltham farm buildings, labelled; also material relating to the Old Cloth Hall, Cranbrook, Kent: pages from the Ideal Home magazine, Sep 1927, showing interiors of the house; set of cards with prints of the Old Cloth Hall and its stables; prospectus for the auction of the Old Cloth Hall, 1953; several exterior photographs of the house and its outbuildings |
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