| Description | 1. 1927 Invoice from W E Hurcomb, auctioneer, estate agent and appraiser, to Matilda Talbot for "Holy family".
2. 11 Jul 1928 Letter from W E Hurcomb, to Matilda Talbot enclosing a cheque for sale of chairs at £49.14 and a reference to the above invoice: the Holy Family was added in error and did not belong to Matilda Talbot.
3. 19 Feb 1930 Letter from Sotherby & Co to Matilda Talbot concerning sale results. Items sold £2,292.15.
4. 1942 Notice from M Jackson and Richard Toby, churchwardens at St Cyriac's Church, Lacock, about the harvest thanksgiving services on 7 Oct 1934: collections to go to meet the heavy expenses incurred for assistance during the vicar's long illness.
5. 1942 Ledger balances for Lacock Abbey estate.
6. 23 May 1945 Letter from Eardley Knollys to Richard Foley enclosing a letter about the village cross.
7. 2 Jul 1945 Letter from Richard Foley to the Ancient Monuments Department, London asking if the cross in the High Street was registered as an ancient monument and whose name was the registration effected, as the steps of the cross are in need of urgent repair.
8. 11 Jul 1945 Letter from Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Rhyl, Flintshire, to Richard Foley concerning the cross, which is not scheduled as an ancient monument, therefore is unable to assist in determining the ownership.
9. 10 Aug 1945 Extract from an article in Country Life, entitled Market Crosses, by M Dwight giving a brief history of market crosses.
10. 1835 Extract from Bowle's "Lacock Abbey" with a note about where the cross resides: as it resides on school property Matilda Talbot has no responsibility for its repair.
11. 16 Oct 1945 Letter from Richard Foley to the Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments concerning the market cross: asks if there is any archaeological society which would accept the responsibility for the maintenance of the cross.
12. 2 Nov 1945 Letter from B H O'Neil, Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments to Richard Foley concerning the market cross, and saying that as the National Trust now owns much of Lacock, they might be prepared to accept the cross also.
13. 3 Nov 1945 Letter from Richard Foley to Mr Jeeves concerning the Lacock Cross. States that Matilda Talbot will undertake the repair of the cross the following spring, under the guidance of Oswald Brakespear, Corsham architect.
14. 6 Nov 1945 Letter from Leonard Jeeves, Lacock Vicarage to Richard Foley thanking him for notes on the village cross.
15. 9 Nov 1945 Letter from Richard Foley to the Librarian of the Devizes Museum concerning them writing an article for the Wiltshire Archaeological society magazine.
16. 10 Nov 1945 Letter from C W Pugh, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes, to (Richard Foley) concerning writing an article for the magazine.
17. 12 Nov 1945 Letter from H C Brentnall, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, to Richard Foley concerning an article to be written in magazine in conjunction with Mr Hinton.
18. 14 Nov 1945 Letter from Leonard Jeeves, Lacock School to Richard Foley thanking him for his help in researching the cross and Matilda Talbot's generous offer to have the cross and steps repaired even though the liability lies with the school.
19. 14 Nov 1945 Letter from Leonard Jeeves, Lacock School to Matilda Talbot thanking her for her generous offer to pay for the repairs.
20. 25 Jan 1946 Letter from (Richard Foley) to C W Pugh concerning the market cross and a reference to it by Charles Henry Talbot in the magazine, where he says that some of the principle stones of the cross were preserved.
21. 25 Jan 1946 Letter from (Richard Foley) to P A Selborne Stringer, County Hall, Trowbridge asking for a copy of a report from 1903 concerning the Lacock market cross for the article he is writing.
22. 30 Jan 1946 Letter from C W Pugh to (Richard Foley) concerning drawings available of the market cross done by the architect Oliver Carter.
23. 19 Feb 1946 Letter from Richard Foley to C W Pugh concerning a report on the cross by Mr Adye and hoping to visit Mr Pugh next month.
24. 24 Jul 1947 Letter from the National Trust to Richard Foley concerning Richard Foley's previous letter to Mr Knollys, who is away at present, about the list of things Matilda Talbot intends to make over to the Trust. |