A place where Enid Stamp Taylor loved to stay and relax when not working in Theatre or Film was the residential Velhurst Farm at Alfold, Surrey, in the south of England.
In this wartime photograph, Enid is picture with a family cousin during one of the many social evenings at Velhurst Farm.
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Mother and Daughter… Enid Stamp Taylor and daughter Robin Anne…
Thought to have been taken in 1943, the picture comes from Robin Anne’s own collection of images…
Note the very 40s look hairstyle, although, a fashion I feel, did not do Enid full justice…
At 9 years old Robin Anne is a quint essential schoolgirl having been educated at an all-girls school in Brighton.
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Television in The Home. July 1953. Aerial requirements. The aerial is usually of the dipole type, with a reflector and a special matching feeder cable to connect the aerial to the receiver. Usually a receiver is designed for a feeder having certain electrical characteristics. It is necessary to have the aerial arrangement fixed at a good height, and a suitable place is on the roof of a house. Often this is mounted on the chimney stack.
The aerial should point in the direction of the transmitting station, with the reflector behind the aerial. Its erection is a job for the expert and is not one the amateur should undertake lightly.
As television sets will in time improve, more and more people will get good results from aerials of low efficiency, but in the meantime, it is safe to assume that a television set is no better than its aerial. In some circumstances it can be found that installations close to the transmitter will receive too strong a signal. A way of dealing with this is fix an attenuating device between the aerial feeder and the receiver… Severe interference can often be reduced by changing the position of aerial…
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D. B. Wyndham Lewis was an author and journalist, and was the original “Beachcomber” of the Daily Express. Later he wrote for the Daily Mail and the News Chronicle as Timothy Shy. His books included Francois Villon, King Spider, Emperor of the West, and At the Sign of the Blue Moon. He was born in 1884.
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The Serpentine Gallery presents Wolfgang Tillmans first major exhibition in London since 2003, conceived by the artist for The Serpentine Gallery, the exhibition will present both abstract and figurative work.
Over the past 20 years, Tillmans has redefined photography and the way it is shown, known by the early 90s for the seemingly casual images of the world he inhabited, his work reassessed photographic conventions and reflected the identity politics of the time, capturing the fragility of human life and focusing on everyday objects.
This early work then expanded to engage with portraiture, landscape, the still life and, more recently abstraction, Tillmans abstract work, greatly celebrated in the last decade, continues to push the boundaries and definitions of the photographic form, and will be a particular focus of this exhibition.
The exhibition opens on the 26th June until the 19th of September 2010.
The Serpentine Gallery is situated in Kensington Gardens, West London, and the nearest subways are Knightsbridge, Lancaster Gate, or South Kensington. There is parking in Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.
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Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865. His first book entitled Schoolboy Lyrics was published in 1881. Ultimately he gained fame with his Barrack Room Ballads followed by his tales depicting jungles and life in India. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Sadly, he died in 1936.
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Victorian Potted Shrimp. Marilyn put together this interesting little Victorian dish, which proved to be very tasty, and very novel. Firstly she set the oven to medium hot, then cut around two large handfuls of small fresh peeled shrimps (prawns) into halves. In a saucepan she melted two large knobs of English butter, with a tablespoonful of anchovy essence, added a teaspoon of mace, and a pinch of salt and pepper. She placed the shrimps in an oven dish and poured over the buttery mixture, and covered and cooked them for around 20 minutes. Then Marilyn drained the shrimps, holding back the liquor, and placed them into small jars, pouring the liquid over them. Whilst this was left to set, she melted a further two knobs of butter and poured this onto the jars to seal them. The jars were placed into the refrigerator overnight before being served at midday on toasted wholemeal bread. Delicious!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYA. Pleasant thoughts are sent your way with a heartfelt wish for a happy day. Have A Wonderful Day Darling, with Love and Kisses from Dad and Marilyn xxx
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This previously unpublished picture of Enid Stamp Taylor comes from her daughter Robin Anne’s own private collection. It shows a more unguarded Enid relaxing in the spring sunshine of 1935 in the back garden of her home in West London. The picture is thought to have been taken by Robin Anne’s Nanny.
There are many more images of Actress Enid Stamp Taylor, and much more information to be found by clicking Enid Stamp Taylor on my website.
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Grandmother’s Salmon and Mushrooms. This is a recipe handed down to Marilyn by her grandmother many, many years ago, and goes back to the turn of the century when Salmon was a more common food than it is today!
Firstly, Marilyn steamed two fresh Salmon fillets spread with Dill, then warmed undiluted condensed mushroom soup on the hob, to this was added chopped onion, chopped garlic, small halved mushrooms, and small fresh shelled prawns (shrimps). Pepper and salt was included for sharpness of taste, and all was simmered for around 20 minutes. During this time Marilyn boiled potatoes and mashed these in Cornish butter. Then placed the mushroom sauce, and mashed potato, alongside the Salmon fillets on a large oblong plate. It served us both and was fantastic on taste!
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