Tuesday 5 November 2013

Further Research: Uncle James Allen

We've also been undertaking new research about Mary Lily Walker's life, to fill in the many gaps that remain in her story.

Here are some shots of the research we were undertaking in Kendal, in October.  Her Uncle, James Allen lived in Kendal, and she visited him there many times.  We have lots of letters in the archives of her correspondence to show that!

1912 Newspaper article about MLW's
Uncle, James Allen

In other news, there's cheap cheese at Leightons!





Laying the foundations for The Allen Institure in 1912

Suzanne reading up on Uncle James

The Allen Institute, Kendal, funded with
James Allen's fortune

The interior of the Allen Institute

The Kendal Library, to which some of Uncle James'
fortune also contributed

James Allen -- Painting by Frederic Yates

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