Tag Archives: Mayor Charles Emson
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
The medical treatment of refugees in Tunbridge Wells, 1914-18: by Carolyn Gray
Additional material by Alison Sandford MacKenzie On 25th September 1914, the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Charles Whitbourn Emson called a meeting of interested parties to discuss his proposal to open a Municipal Fund and set up a Borough Committee … Continue reading
Posted in Research notes
Tagged Belgian War Relief Committee, compulsory smallpox vaccination, Compulsory Vaccination Act 1853, diphtheria, Dr Claude Wilson, Dr Thomas Clement Guthrie, DTP combined, Edward Jenner, Folkstone, health, Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Mayor Charles Emson, measles, pertussis, smallpox, spa, Susan Power, tetanus, Tunbridge Wells General Hospital, vaccination, whooping cough
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How were the Belgian refugees funded?: by Ken MacKenzie
With the outbreak of the war on 4 August 1914, and the speed of the initial German advance in Belgium, it became quickly clear that there would be a problem of fleeing refugees; on military grounds it was thought desirable … Continue reading
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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Mayor Charles Emson: by Anne Carwardine
When Charles Emson died in 1936, the Kent & Sussex Courier’s obituary described him thus: Tall, upright and of striking appearance, Mr Emson commanded the respect and highest esteem of everyone associated with the social and governing life of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Belgian Union, Belgian Refugee Fund, Belgian Refugees Committee, Charles Whitbourn Emson, Chevalier de L'ordre de la Couronne, churchwarden, Folkestone, General Hospital Board, Insurance, King Albert, magistrate, Margaret Emson, Mayor Charles Emson, Mayor Emson, Paul van den Kerckhove, Tunbridge Wells District Council
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