Monday, June 30, 2008

on the south side of a private chapel in the home counties





in a private chapel in the home counties














Here lies the Body of JOHN EVELYN Esq of this place, second son of RICHARD EVELYN Esq who having served the Publick in several employments of which that Commissioner of the Privy Seal in the reign of King James the 2nd was most Honourable: and perpetuated his fame by far more lasting Monuments than those of Stone, or Brass: his Learned and useful works, fell asleep the 27th day of February 1705/6 being the 86th Year of his age in full hope of a glorious resurrection thro faith in Jesus Christ. Living in an age of extraordinary events, and revolutions he learnt (as himself asserted) this truth which pursuant to his intention is here declared.
That all is vanity which is not honest and that there's no solid Wisdom but in real piety.

Of five Sons and three Daughters borne to him from his most vertuous and excellent Wife MARY sole daughter, and heiress of Sir RICHARD BROWNE of Sayes Court near Deptford in Kent onely one Daughter SUSANNA married to WILLIAM DRAPER Esq of Adscomb in this County survived him the two others dying in the flower of their age, and all the sons very young except one nam'd John who deceased 24 March 1698/9 in the 45th year of his age, leaving one son JOHN and one daughter ELIZABETH.

i've kept this picture in one of my scrapbooks for nearly forty years


Sunday, June 29, 2008

faith, hope, love ... the guiding virtues of queen alexandra


marlborovgh road


"do i dare to eat a peach ?"


a bit of local colour ... in the garden wall of saint james' palace


on the hour, mister fortnum and mister mason emerge to look around, mister mason glances at mr fortnum, and then mister fortnum nods approvingly



in the courtyard of saint james' church on piccadilly



exuberant divers above cove street by piccadilly circus


gilbert bayes' freize for the saville theatre, 135 shaftesbury avenue











http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/SavilleTheatre.htm
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/911/

gilbert bayes' saville theatre freize ... extreme left


gilbert bayes' saville theatre ... left




gilbert bayes' saville theatre freize ... middle





gilbert bayes' saville theatre freize ... right




Friday, June 27, 2008