Item 001 - Whitbourne Court

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Reference code

GB 2014 WS-02-PLA-WHT-001

Title

Whitbourne Court

Date(s)

  • c.1943 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

1 Plan

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Name of creator

(1926-2012)

Biographical history

Murray, Colin Andrew, son of Colin Hay Murray FRIBA, of Eastbourne, Sussex, and Joan Pamela, d. of Stanley Tooth, engineer, of Buxted, Sussex; b. 7 Jan. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1944; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1944, BA 1947, MA 1951; Roy. Greenwich Observatory 1950-85, SPSO 1965-85; Roy. Astronomical Soc., Fellow 1952, Council 1965-8 and 1974-7, Vice-Pres. 1975-7; gave 1988 Halley lecture on "The Distances to the Stars"; m. 27 Feb. 1954 Frances Mary, d. of Rev. George Stephen Nason, Vicar of Greenwich and Dean of Gibraltar; d. 8 Nov. 2012.

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Survey of Whitbourne Court, Worcester (where Westminster pupils had been evacuated to during World War Two). Surveyed by C.A. Murray (RR 1939-44) and D.J. Candlin (KSS 1941-46) for their Scout Surveyors Badge. Map drawn by C.A. Murray, in 1943 or 1944.

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Thumbnails of some maps and plans are made available online for research purposes. If an image is not available it may be possible to obtain a digital version by contacting the Archivist, or to arrange a visit to view the item in person.

Conditions governing reproduction

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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Description identifier

WS-01-PLA-WHT-001

Institution identifier

GB 2014

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Status

Final

Level of detail

Full

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

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