Tag Archives: Joseph Willems
Paul Vd Kerckhove and the bust of Mayor Whitbourn Emson: by Alison MacKenzie
“A souvenir of the Belgians’ friendship and visit to the town” In 1915 the Belgian Community of Tunbridge Wells commissioned Belgian sculptor Paul Vd Kerckhove, himself a refugee, to make a bust of the town’s Mayor and Chairman of the … Continue reading
Schooling for the Belgian children: by Alison MacKenzie
In all, 75 Belgian refugee children passed through Tunbridge Wells (though the maximum at any one time was only 35), and arrangements were made with the Borough’s schools to give them free education as required. Some were taught by the … Continue reading
Posted in Research notes
Tagged Albert Le Jeune, Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Carmon, children, classroom, Clayton's Farm, Club Albert, education, Joseph Willems, King Charles the Martyr Boys' School, Lingfield Primary School, Mark Cross Convent, Murray House Church of England School, nuns, Professor Gaston Wolversperges, school, schooling, Skinners School, St Augustine's, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, teachers, teaching, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
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The Club Albert: by Jan Wright
In November 1914, Belgian Refugees in Tunbridge Wells decided to form a club. They were able to use premises at 32 Calverley Road which belonged to the Constitutional Club, on the first and second floor where Waterstones and Hotter are … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Research notes
Tagged Alfred Lacourt, Armand Van Noyen, Auguste Van Obbergen, Burlyon, Calverley Road, Constitutional Club, Ernst Kumps, Eugene Van Den Wijngaerts, H H Spender, Josef Denyn, Joseph Willems, Kings Day, Kosmos Kinema, Mayor Charles Emson, Mayor Hippolyte Meeus, Pantiles, Pierlot, Pump Room, Raes, souvenir album, Van Loven, Wynegem
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