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Pencil drawing by Fred of "Mother's Tomb" - YGA00920
The design, by Fred Spencer, for the stone seat known as "Mother's Tomb", accompanied by a handwritten note 'This is the first garden ornament I designed - I think in the mid 50s. It was the year of the Leeds Music Festival Centenary [1958] as the…
Frederick Spencer Journal 4 - YGA01624
The fourth and final journal of Frederick Spencer. Kept between March 1952 and December 1963. The journal covers the period when the family lived at York Gate and the final entries date from shortly before his sudden death on 5th December. The…
Frederick Spencer Journal 3b - YGA01623
The second half of the third journal kept by Frederick Spencer. It covers the period between July 1951 and March 1952 during which York Gate was purchased and the house was refurbished.
Frederick Spencer Journal 3a - YGA01622
The first half of the third journal kept by Frederick Spencer. It covers the period between August 1946 and May 1951 - the time before the purchase of York Gate.
Frederick Spencer Journal 2 - YGA01621
The second of four journals kept by Frederick Spencer covers the period between September 1941 and July 1946.
Frederick Spencer Journal 1 - YGA01620
The first of four journals kept by Frederick Spencer covers the period between October 1939 and August 1941.
Fred and Sybil Spencer's Wedding Reception - YGA00026
Newspaper photograph of Sybil and Fred's wedding reception (02.09.1931), cutting the cake.
Names on reverse: 'Mabel Spencer, Kathleen Spencer (Fred's sisters, on left side), Freda & Eileen (Sybil's sisters, on right side): bridesmaids; best man (Dr…
Names on reverse: 'Mabel Spencer, Kathleen Spencer (Fred's sisters, on left side), Freda & Eileen (Sybil's sisters, on right side): bridesmaids; best man (Dr…
Interview with Jack Jowett - YGA01992
Recording and transcript of an interview with Jack Jowett, a business acquaintance of Fred and Robin
Nathaniel and Mary Jane Armitages' Golden Wedding - YGA00031
Photograph in a folder of Nathaniel and Mary Jane Armitage, seated in a garden, surrounded by their family, taken to mark their Golden Wedding 22.09.1947.
Robin, Sybil and Fred Spencer standing in the middle. To the left Sybil's sister Freda with…
Robin, Sybil and Fred Spencer standing in the middle. To the left Sybil's sister Freda with…
Telephone Interview with Christine King - YGA02017
Transcript of a recorded telephone interview with Christine King, Sybil’s niece and goddaughter describing her memories of the family and memories of the garden, from when it was purchased and through the subsequent years