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Greenough Museum and Gardens > Records

Book "Holy Communion"

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1910

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Clinch family Collection

Overview

small book with blue card cover with gilt lettering, 102 pages.

Historical information

The book "Holy Communion - Preparation & Companion," was published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
George Woolhouse Wilson (1896-1941) grew up at Greenough. He was wounded whilst serving in WWI. He returned to Greenough and married Jessie Armstrong.

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Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0191

Item type

Books (Instructional)

Themes

Material

Width

98 mm

Height or length

138 mm

Depth

10 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On cover - Holy Communion
Inscribed inside "G.W. Wilson on his confirmation, May 3, 1911, A.W. Henn."

Contextual Information

As there were no children from the marriage of George Wilson and Jessie Armstrong, some of George's possessions like this book passed on to his sister Carol who had married Frederick Gladstone Clinch.

Keywords

Anglican Church

Place made

London
United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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