Tag Archives: Paul van den Kerckhove
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
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
Posted in Reflections, Research notes
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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Who lived at Broadwater Court during the First World War? by Jan Wright
While compiling the database from the documents in the Brussels archive, I noticed that violinist Eugene Ysaye and sculptor Paul van den Kerckhove and their families both stayed for a short time at Broadwater Court on Broadwater Down, at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abergavenny Estate, Ashmolean Museum, Belgian Refugee Fund, British Museum, Broadwater Court, Broadwater Down, butter, El Buqqar Ridge, Eugene Ysaye, Henry Van Den Bergh, Maasdonk, margarine, Paul van den Kerckhove, Robert Van Den Bergh, Seymour Van Den Bergh, St Mark's Church, St Mark's VAD Military Hospital, Tonbridge Rugby Club, Tunbridge Wells memorial, Van Den Bergh, Victoria and Albert Museum, Vimy Ridge, War Hospital Supply Depot
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