| Description | 1. 4 Sep from William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell enclosing a rough pedigree of the Walsinghams (not in envelope) and commenting that the title "Venerable" appears to been bestowed on Bede as early as the ninth century.
2. 10 Sep from Miss Helen E Batwell to whom some years before Charles Henry Talbot had sent particulars of the Lacock Market Cross. Unfortunately shortly afterwards Miss Batwell had suffered a bad attack of brain and nerve exhaustion and had had to put away literary work. She was now sure her article on Market Crosses would be accepted by an illustrated magazine and asks for a photo of the Lacock Market Cross if such a thing was held.
3. 16 Sep from P Hamelius of Brussels who had shown a photograph of the "Nun's Caldron" to Monsieur J Destreé a Conservateur of a museum in Brussels and chief authority on the subject. He was much interested as the importance of the Mechlin foundries struck him more and more as it produced not only bells but brass guns (Emperor Charles V had had his gun foundry there). Monsieur Destreé thought, although not positive, that there was no reason why the caldron should not have been used for cooking and it was hoped that he would forward fuller information.
4. 17 Sep from William Gilchrist Clark-Maxwell noting that Charles found the pedigree of the Walsinghams interesting. Discussion about the Founder's Epitaph, expressing interest in the proposal to strip the plaster off the kitchen wall which it was hoped would reveal untold possibilities and whether "Sarum" was a Latin word.
5. 18 Sep from Harold Brakspear, architect, commenting that Bewley was purely a domestic house as there was nothing monastic about it, with two sketches.
6. 28 Sep from the Master of Trinity College Cambridge apologising for the delay in responding to Charles' letter due to having been a month in Scotland refusing, with a hesitating and heavy heart, an invitation (to what is not clear) from Charles due it conflicting with term time at Cambridge and commenting that Charles' photograph bears clear witness to an "important and most attractive work". |