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Photograph of Lady Randolph Churchill's funeral, 1921-07-02

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/10/6 recto

Scope and Contents

Photograph of the family gathered round the grave of Lady Randolph Churchill [earlier Jennie Jerome] in front of St Martin's Church in Bladon [Oxfordshire]. From left to right are: WSC, partially obscured by [? CSC] in a long black coat and dress and black veiled hat; then a small boy, John G Churchill, throwing some flowers into the grave; then an unidentified man with a moustache, carrying his hat and cane and looking at the camera; then Oswald Frewen with his hat on his arm, standing next to his mother Clara Frewen [earlier Clara Jerome] in a black veiled hat; then [?] Leonie, Lady Leslie [earlier Leonie Jerome] in a broad-brimmed hat, with Sir John Leslie beside her, holding his hat and cane. More unidentified figures are standing to the right; banks of white flowers are piled up against the church in the background, while more flowers are in the foreground, and in the right foreground is a tall Celtic cross [marking the grave of Lord Randolph Churchill]. The image was originally mislabelled as showing Lord Randolph Churchill’s funeral.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921-07-02

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The image is slightly blurred around the bottom edge, and there is a crack in the bottom right corner.

Finding aid date

2017-03-07 10:24:44.533000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
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