Part of a set of 12 photographs. Photograph of: Hermitage Bridge with USA truck and seawater floods. (Sam Jones lived in cottage next to the Royal Oak Pub)
Picture of a seated gentleman (thought to be John Harrison an English clockmaker 1693-1776) who is pointing at a watch, with large clock machinery behind him. Came from Leigh Park House 1862 and bought at a sale about that time by F. Allen (see also…
Picture of a seated gentleman with book on table and masonic items. Thomas Dunckerley 1724-1795 - First Pro Grandmaster of Hampshire. Came from Leigh Park House 1862 and bought at a sale about that time by F. Allen (see also 720.2.3)
The Plaque commemorating J D Foster is unveiled by Margaret Rule on the wall of the Slipper Mill, Emsworth.
J D Foster (1858 - 1940) was the local shipbuilder and ship owner for many of the oyster ships that operated around Emsworth