T.E.LAWRENCE
1888 - 1935
PLEASE FOLLOW THE TRAIL ... As-salamu alaykum
'Clouds Hill ' the home and in search of the enigma
THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE ( ... of Arabia ) Dorset, England.
PAULUK ... with Lawrence in England
THE JOURNEY BEGINS ... click on image to enlarge.
YOURS TRULY having just collected the key for St Martins Church, Dorchester.
The home, incidentally, of that other great English novelist and who was
a personal friend of TEL-THOMAS HARDY.
THE LITTLE SAXON CHURCH of ST MARTINS in Wareham where the below effigy is located.
INTERIOR St Martins Church:
effigy created by his friend artist/sculptor ERIC KENNINGTON and placed in the Church:AD1939
TEL ' life size' effigy
ON THE WAY to Bovington Army Camp
TANK MUSEUM DORSET
Military Hospital Bovington Army Camp where TEL actually died having been in a coma for 6days ...
YOURS TRULY against a backdrop of the main training ground for the Royal Tank Regiment ...
THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL ... 'Cloud's Hill' aquired by
TEL 1923-35 and now owned by the National Trust.
... ERM
HIDDEN GEM ...
FOLLOW THE PATH ...
EXTERIOR ... it is a very simple cottage.
Two up Two down and with no mains water/electric.
INTERIOR ... I was pleased to grab this pic as photography is forbidden!
FRONT DOORWAY
The Greek inscription on the lintel above the door basically translates:
' Why Worry ' and/or ' No Worries ' which TEL carved himself.
ENTRANCE ... to grave yard which is actually a short walk from the main church.
THE GRAVE of T.E.LAWRENCE ... of Arabia
THE actual Church of St Nicholas in Moreton and be sure to check-out 'Google Earth'
" this green and pleasant land "
a quintessential ENGLISH rural country scene, complete with traditional thatched cottages and even the classic REDK6 Telephone Box!
Many thought that the LOWELL THOMAS
stuff was lost until some clever dick found it!
Some of my own personal copies of T.E.L First Editions
I hope and trust that this Trail has proved informative.
Should you like more information on the life of T.E.Lawrence.
I would recommend the TEL SOCIETY and/or FACTFILE.
DORSET TOURIST GUIDE.
Formidable Lady and Mid East expert - GERTRUDE BELL
Linguist - Explorer - Author: ' The Desert and the Sown '
I have the utmost respect and admiration for this lady.
I also have my own First Edition copy of this book pub:1919
and including her letters ... http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Informative website-Gertrude Bell Archive.
GERTRUDE BELL
1868 - 1926
Archaeologist - Political( Spy! )Officer - Administrator
T.E.L 1929-33 PLYMOUTH
RAF MOUNT BATTEN - CATTEWATER
I HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES
Back from India and after a month’s leave in London.
TEL was posted to the flying boat unit at RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth.
His arrival is memorably described by Clare Sydney Smith in her book: The Golden Reign. ( Pub:1940 )
" One cold March afternoon a shining and powerful Brough motor-bicycle roared to a standstill at the gates of Cattewater. On it was a small blue-clad figure, very neat and smart, with peaked cap, goggles, gauntlet gloves and small dispatch-case slung on his back. Aircraftman Shaw had arrived to take his place in the miniature world of an RAF Station. "
SW England as seen from my classic GT550cc Motor Cycle
Ditto ... Lawrence Country!
T.E.Lawrence
August 1888 - May 1935
December 2012 - book sale
Rare Edition ( 1926 ) of Lawrence Of Arabia $112,000 - $144,000 At Auction
RARE Presentation copy of the Subscriber's "Cranwell" edition of T.E.Lawrence:
Seven Pillars of Wisdom one of only thirty-two of a total edition of 211 copies and inscribed at the time of publication to writer E.M Forster is being offered by Sotheby's London.
= Interesting =
FIRST-UK-Trade-Edition pub:1935
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