Tintern Abbey from S.E.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Postcard to Rev. R.B. Layton, Kentville, Nova Scotia, mailed from London, England by 29-year-old Agnes Mary Kitchen.
- Notes
- Tintern Abbey, founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow in 1131, is situated on the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales. In 1536 the monastery ended and the decay of the buildings began.
On 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on the German Empire. In September 1914 the steam ship Alsatian ceased its Liverpool-Halifax-St. John route to become an armed merchant cruiser. - Inscriptions
- reverse:
[London, Aug. 3/14. Postcard continues from ?]
2.
[...Gladys and I] have been in this part of the world since June 14th. We left home May 31st and if our vessel sails as scheduled will leave Liverpool Aug. 14th on the "Alsatian" one of the new Allan boats. On our way home we are planning to take a little run down to F'ton for a short while and besides other places will spend a few days at the Manse and also with Mrs. Palmer (Flo J.). [continues on postcard "Lynton, North Cliff Walk"]
- Date of Original
- 3 August 1914
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0195
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Latitude: 51.6977384463074 Longitude: -2.67669439315796
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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