Westminster Memories
Westminster Memories In Verse & Picture, Compiled by Rev. Adam Fox, M.A., Canon of Westminster and formerly Professor of poetry at Oxford.
Front cover is obviously a full-color reproduction of a painting, but the painting is not identified.
Printed in Great Britain by Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee and London. c1944.
4.5" x 7" card-cover booklet contains 16 pages with several verses and 14 B&W photographs. Photos are:
- The West Towers, including plaza in front
- Poets' Corner, East
- The Cloisters
- Henry VII Chapel, North East
- The Coronation Chair with Stone of Destiny
- The Choir, Looking East
- Nave, East
- The Unknown Warrior's Grave
- Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots
- Shrine of Edward the Confessor
- South Transept
- Poets' Corner
- High Altar
- Westminster Abbey
Condition of Booklet: Very good. Cover is slightly dirty from age, and top right corner has minor wrinkles. Inside pages are Like New.
Condition of Postcards: Like new.
Quantity available: 1 set. Includes the Booklet above and 4 unused Postcards below.
Postcards are "real" photographs.
The reverse of each has a quote in the correspondence area.
See below for view of reverside side representative of all cards.
Card 1
Caption: 6890.J.V. West Towers, Westminster Abbey, London
Quote on reverse: "T.N.T."—To-day, Not to-morrow!—The Minister of Production
Card 2
Caption: Choir East, Westminster Abbey 204410.
Quote on reverse: "We shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done."—The Prime Minister
Card 3
Caption: The Unknown Warrior's Grave, Westminster Abbey,
86261. London
Quote on reverse: "Let us all strive without failing in faith or in duty."—The Prime Minister
Card 4
Caption: High Altar, Westminster Abbey, London. G.3055
Quote of reverse: "We shall never stop, never weary, and never give in."—The Prime Minister
Card 1-2-3-4 Reverse
Representative view of reverse of all cards--all are unused.
Each card has "Valentine's throughout the World Post Card" logo.
Place for stamp reads,"1d. STAMP if with only sender's name and address and 5 words conventional greeting G"
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