Item 6 - Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 14 May 1916

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MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/6

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Letter from Ruth to George Mallory, 14 May 1916

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  • 14 May 1916 (Creation)

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Describes Miss Jekyll's garden. Tells him of a feud between her father and Aunt Theodora over the cutting of some trees on Highdon's Ball. Hopes he is not staying anywhere infested with rats. Discusses what she has been reading in Vanity Fair. Is glad that he is going to tell her more details of the war. She intends to have the Clutton-Brocks over to stay. Wishes him luck with his new Battery.

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Hugh Thackery Turner worked with the Arts and Crafts garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, to design the Philips Memorial Cloister on the riverside in Godalming, commemorating the bravery of Jack Philips, a hero on board the Titanic.

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F/GM/IV/3

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