Scope and Contents 1. Angers Cathedral from a distance; 2. St Horian (St Horeult le Viel) and Beauchamps column; 3. Water scene, figures in small boats; 4. Same scene as 3, greater detail; 5. Octagonal tower; 6. 'Houses in the rocks by the Loire'; 7. The Chateau de la Pomeraye, mentioned 15 June in the Journal (see GCPP Bodichon 8/4); 8. Cardiniere's Chateau, mentioned 17 June in the Journal; 9. Sailing boats with village in the background; 10. Buildings, rudimentary sketch of landscape; 11. 'Beautiful ruins,...

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The collection includes Hugill's contemporary diaries of the Normandy landings and the liberation of France, photographs and a file relating to Operation Alacrity, an expedition to take over fuelling and other facilities in the Azores. It also includes his notebooks containing his manuscript draft for "The Hazard Mesh", his autobiographical account of his wartime exploits. Files 10 - 15 were deposited by Fanny Hugill and contain her papers regarding Admiral Bertram Ramsay.