| Description | Edward Vere Barclay was a Bank Clerk, a poet, writer and Gypsey who travelled in 1905 to sell his books, travelling with him was Frank Gilbert.
Undated cutting on the book 'A Village Wedding' by Colin Clout aka E.V.Barclay.
Cutting on the book 'A Village Wedding' by Colin Clout aka E.V.Barclay dated 15 January 1960
Cutting on the book 'A Village Wedding' by Colin Clout aka E.V.Barclay dated 29 January 1960
Cutting from the Daily Express titled 'The Gispey Poet' showing Barlcay with his wagon of publications c1910.
Cutting from the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury titled 'How Wansford's Forgotten Poet Began His Trip' dated 31 October 1961.
Cutting the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury titled 'Sold 70,000 of his books' dated 20 October 1961.
Photograph of Edwin Gilbert, Isaac Hazelby, Ernest Gilbert and Harry Mason decorating Barclay's van for the first journey, April 1905. (2 items)
Photographs of the silver tobacco case given to Barclay by Stamford Bank for service in South Africa, c1901.
Photograph of the Stibbington drum and fife band which welcomed Barclay home, with names listed on the back. (2 items).
Barclay on his van before starting his first journey, 21 April 1905. (2 items).
Photograph of Barclay by L.C.Gilbert. (2 items).
Photograph pocket containing a tick list of places, a photograph of Handley Church [Salisbury] and a man, possibly Barclay, standing outsidewhat is claimed to be Haycock Hotel but doesn't quite match up.
Packet of photographs taken by Barclay: The Queen's Head [Stockbridge], Wheelwrights Yard [Bear Cross], Black Horse Hotel [Thame], back of White Hart Hotel [Whitchurch], The Nags Head [Woollaston], The Swan Hotel and Posting House [Fenny Stratford], Refreshment House Association Inn [Beeham?], The Greyhouse [Blandford], preparing the caravan [Wansford], The Bugle Horn Inn [Dorset], Road between Lyndhurst and Lymington showing Barclays van, view of road between Romsey and Lyndhurst.
Notes titled 'A trip in a caravan' dated April 1905,with a description of the caravan and a list of the villages visited written by L.C.Gilbert.
'A Forgotten Poet' article by John L.Gilbert publsihed in 'One' June 1971.
'Village personalities of the past' article by John L.Gilbert publsihed in 'Stibbington News' November 1968.
'Village personalities of the past' article by John L.Gilbert publsihed in 'Stibbington News' November 1968.
'A Trip In a Caravan' article by Frank.Gilbert publsihed in 'Stibbington News' November 1971.
List of books sold by Barclay.
Undated newspaper cutting on Barclay's welcome return from South Africa.
Newspaper cutting titled 'Wondering Poet Camped on Green' dated 10 February 1967.
Undated newspaper cutting titled 'Gipsy Poet's Quandary'.
Letter to John Gilbert from his father re article corrections, 16 January 1967.
Letter from Edward Barclay to (?) informing them that he has left his bank job and intends to travel, 1901?
Cutting from the Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury titled 'Idyllic Caravan Life-Those Days' dated 23 December 1971.
Letter from E.Stout of The Review of Reviews to E.V.Barclay regarding ordering 500 copies of books, 06 April 1905. (2 copies).
An Englan and Wales map annottated with areas Barclay visited, nd.
Article 'A Forgotten Local Poet' sent to Mr.Mayes with covering latter, c1973, attached at the back is an envelope with research relating to his possibly joining to the Army when he disapearred.
Misc notes relating to the photographs. |