Cobboldiana

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR May 2011

Books

• The Corner House, 1965 by A P Cartwright being a history of Johannesburg and the mining industry in South Africa in which Hermann Eckstein played such a prominent part.

• A splendid leather-bound, gilt edged, copy of East Anglia in the XX Century including contemporary biographies, published 1912.

• Elizabeth Cobbold, Cliff Valentines, 1813 and 1814, printed by J. Raw, Ipswich.

• Old Country Silver, 1971 by Margaret Holland. This has a good chapter on Norwich silver and uses ‘The Reade Salt’ by William Cobbold (1568) as its cover illustration.

• Suffolk Children in Care, 2007 by Linda Sexton. The building occupied by St Johns Home was previously owned by the Cobbold brewery.

• A CD book containing 28 Old Suffolk Local History books, including some pictures.

Pamphlets / Cuttings

• Page 282 from The Tatler, February 13th 1929, having a picture of “The Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain and Captain Murray Cobbold fishing at Careysville, Fermoy, which is leased by the Duke of Devonshire”.

• Thrilling Western, August 1954 including The Man from Tucson, by Peter Cobbold.

• A paper delivered on 25th February 1880 by Edgar S Cobbold, Esq FGS, AM Inst C E describing the strata exposed in laying out the Oxford Sewage farm at Sandford-on-Thames.

• A sound only DVD entitled Hello Clifton Hampden being an interview with local people conducted by John Simpson for BBC Radio Oxford in November 1981 having a contribution by Joanna Purvis née Gibbs.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR March 2011

A fine collection of family items, formerly the property of Jim Cobbold (1925 – 2007).

These items have only been received recently and will be more fully described later. (The majority of the pictures will be featured in our forthcoming Picture Gallery)

• A collector’s cabinet and a jardiniére made by Arthur Thomas Cobbold (1815 – 1898).
• A fire screen embroidered by May Winthrop Kerr in 1932
• Set of 6 small silhouettes of family members
• 3 miniatures of family members
• 3 daguerreotypes of family members
• 1 pencil drawing by a family member
• 4 photo portraits of family members
• 4 prints of family homes
• 1 picture of family dogs
• 1 watercolour of family home
• 1 print of brass rubbing (Pownder)

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR March 2011

A Doulton dinner service produced about 1904 and shipped out to F E Cobbold (1853 – 1935) in Melbourne, Australia and subsequently used in his home at 7 Fulham Avenue. Deposited by Catherine Dobson whose mother inherited it from the family.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR March 2011

Cosy in the Winter, A History of Shinglestreet, by Sarah Margittai and Alec Burwood, published 2010 and dedicated to the Cobbold Family History Trust by Alec Burwood.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR March 2011

Margaret Catchpole by Rev Richard Cobbold, this copy in The World Classics series in which it was first published in 1907 and reprinted in 1912, 1923 and 1929.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR February 2011

A fine copy of Valentine Verses by Richard Cobbold (1797 – 1877)

This deposit is worthy of a longer than normal report.

Valentine Verses (Ipswich, 1827) was his first publication, written during the three years following his mother’s death. We think he was very pleased with it until it attracted rather unfavourable reviews. They must have been quite bad because story has it that he went round buying copies so he could destroy them.

The Trust obtained its first copy some time ago; it had been given away, inscribed by him in 1846 (so presumably he got over the criticism) but was, what today we would probably term, an economy edition, even before it was rebound.

The copy deposited this month has a number of distinguishing features. It is leather bound with lots of gold blocking and with gilt edges to the well cut pages; its front carries the sub-title LOVE, TRUTH & VIRTUE in gold and his inscription suggests his early pride by the inclusion of ‘…his first publication.’ From this we deduce that it is an early copy in its original binding. Both books are abundantly illustrated by the author’s pen and ink sketches but one of those sketches in the recent book (opposite page 213 which carries a verse entitled ‘Gone Away’) unfolds to twice page size presenting a hunt in full cry. In our ‘economy’ copy half this sketch including the signature, is missing.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR February 2011

Ipswich Town FC, The 1970s – The Glory Years. Dedicated to The Cobbold Family History Trust by Terry Hunt, the author. On the first page of this book Terry Hunt tells the story: “But Bobby Robson managed to transform a team of strugglers into a real force. The turning point, in my opinion, came in September 1971, and it should serve as an object lesson to all impatient football club chairmen. On the evening of Tuesday 7th September 1971 Manchester United came to Portman Road for a second-round League Cup tie. They played Town off the park, winning 3-1. George Best was particularly inspired that night, scoring twice. Uncharacteristically for the usually patient Ipswich fans, the mood on the terraces turned ugly. There were widespread calls for Robson to be sacked. The story goes that, having suffered the same fate at Fulham, a dispirited Robson went home that night and told his wife Elsie to start packing, as he fully expected to be sacked the next morning. Instead, club chairman John Cobbold apologised to his manager for the fans’ behaviour, and a few days later gave Robson the funds to buy Allan Hunter from Blackburn Rovers. I am utterly convinced that if Cobbold had not been brave enough to stand by his man then the history of Ipswich Town Football Club would have been very different. The glory years which feature in this book might never have happened without Robson at the helm”.

This book is the sequel to “Ipswich Town FC, The 1960s, from Ramsey to Robson” which is already in the Trust library.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR February 2011

A Silver Cup awarded to R P Cobbold, inscribed ‘Winner of Division Sweepstakes, 1883 and 1884’ ‘2nd in House Sweepstake 1883’ Ralph Patteson Cobbold (1869 – 1965) went to Eton and was commissioned into the 60th Rifles. He rose to the rank of Colonel and wrote the story of his travels ‘on the roof of the world’ in ‘Innermost Asia’ (1900)

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR January 2011

Two fine prints. The first drawn by J P Neale and engraved by W Radclyffe of Aston Hall, Warwickshire, late the Residence of James Watt FRS published by Jones & Co, March 21st 1829, presently occupied by his son,

The second, also drawn by J P Neale but engraved by W Watkins of Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, the seat of Mrs Bulwer Lytton, also published around the same time by Jones & Co of Finsbury Square, London.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR December 2010

• The 1971 Tolly Cobbold Trophy, in the form of a silver (hallmarked 1971) replica of the Bacchante figure after the original bronze statue by the American sculptor Frederick MacMonnies which won him a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition in 1900. The original work was purchased by the Hon. Douglas Tollemache and was registered as his company’s trademark in 1920.
• The race, on 31st July 1971, a 10 furlong handicap, was won by King Midas, trained by Henry Candy at Wantage and ridden by Des Cullen.

• An original Richard Cobbold watercolour of a young lady, signed by him and shown to have been sketched in half an hour on 18th November 1852. Knowing where he was that day would give us a clue as to who his sitter was. The watercolour was at one time in the library of C J Sturman of Louth, a well respected local historian.

• A cheque drawn on Messrs Bacon, Cobbold, Tollemache & Co on 1st October 1894. At that time the bank had branches in Ipswich, Harwich, Woodbridge and Felixstowe.

• Two books. ‘Eye to Eye’, a memoir of Cyril Frankel as told by Henry Cobbold and ‘Me’ an autobiography, published in 1956, by Mary Malcolm (1918 – 2010) who was the granddaughter of Lillie Langtry (your Keeper’s first cousin 3R)

• The Year Beer Poster. This excellent piece of advertising material gives details of the ‘year beers’ brewed 1991 – 1998 inclusive and thereby discloses considerable historical interest. Coincidentally the 1993 Cantab beer featured the Bacchante figure mentioned above.

• Beer Bottle, half pint size moulded Cobbold & Co, Brewers, Ipswich, estimated about 1928.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR November 2010

• Books 1(1925) and 4(1946) (of a series of 4) of ‘Nature Song’, School Edition with poems selected by Joan Cobbold and music by Martin Shaw, published by J B Cramer & Co Ltd, 139 New Bond St, London W1. Both around 40 pages of delightful little songs about Nature for children.

• The January 2000 issue of The Classic Motor Cycle which includes an article “Sunbeam’s Star Turn” in which Brooklands veteran of the Roaring Twenties, Gordon Cobbold talks to Mick Duckworth. This month’s ‘Feature’ having the same title is based on this article.

Gordon Cobbold astride his Model 90 Sunbeam, 1926

• Beaune. [Beaune — Côte de Beaune – Beaune Premier Cru] Son terroir – sa dégustation by David Cobbold, Connaitre et Apprécier, published 2001 by Flammarion.

• That One Idea, Nathaniel Woodard and his Schools, 1991 by Leonard and Evelyn Cowie, published by The Woodard Corporation.

• Poems on Various Subjects by Eliza Knipe, of Manchester (1783 but this is a modern reproduction). This was Elizabeth Cobbold’s first published work. She was 18 at the time.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR October 2010

• 3 COPIES OF THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS IN THE YEAR 1902

July 19th: including pictures of Lord Kitchener’s return from South Africa on “OROTAVA”; his greeting by The Prince of Wales at Paddington; his carriage drive at Hyde Park Corner and his speech at St. James’s Palace.

August 2nd: Lord Kitchener inspecting Indian troops at Hampton Court and subsequently taking the salute.

August 16th: Lord Kitchener in the procession for the (delayed) Coronation of King Edward VII.

• Lutyens and the Edwardians: An English Architect and his clients by Jane Brown

• Lutyens, the work of the English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869 – 1944) which accompanied the Arts Council exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, 18th November 1981 to 31st January 1982

• White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk, 1844

• Print, dated November 1st 1820, engraved by J Thompson from an original painting by Sir William Beechey RA of James Watt FRS first published for the European Magazine.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR September 2010

• Two copies of Country Life dated November 12th 1898 and April 27th 1912, the first for an excellent article on Aspall Hall, and the second for a page of photographs of The Hon. Neville Lytton, who was British Amateur Tennis Champion at that time, demonstrating successful strokes.

• An Illustrated London News dated January 14th 1961 which contains a review of “Lady Lytton’s Court Diary” which book has since been deposited with the Trust.

• Kelly’s Directory of Ipswich 1939 which, needless to say, contains a large number of Cobbold references.

• A foolscap colour illustration of “Major-General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, GCB. KCMG. RE., Chief of the Staff, South African Field Force” from a photograph taken in Cairo around 1898 when he relinquished his responsibilities in Egypt in favour of those in South Africa.

COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR August 2010

A LARGE NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS THIS MONTH:

• Six Narrative Poems (1787, but this a modern reproduction) by Eliza Knipe (Elizabeth Cobbold)

• The Sword; or Father Bertrand’s History of his own Times (1791, but this a modern reproduction) in 2 volumes by Eliza Knipe (Elizabeth Cobbold)

• Mrs E Cobbold’s Poems (1825). This is the Trust’s second copy and is the ‘Large Paper’ version, the first being ‘Small Paper’. For an explanation of the difference please see ‘News Aug ‘10’. This second copy was acquired at the sale of the library from Rushbrooke Hall and is therefore likely to be one of the two copies for which Col. Rushbrooke subscribed.

• The Galley: A Poem in Two Cantos (1835, but this a modern reproduction) by Edward Cobbold.

• The Message of the Hours (1904) by Rev George A Cobbold

• The Lung Parasites of Cattle and Sheep (The Royal Agricultural Society of England) (post 1886) by the late T Spencer Cobbold.

• Studies on the Morphology, Ecology and Life-cycle of Meiogymnophallus Minutus (Cobbold 1859) by E A Bowers & B L James, Dept of Zoology, University College, Swansea (1967)

• An Essay tending to show in what sense Jesus Christ “hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel” (1793, but this a modern reproduction) by Rev John Spencer Cobbold.

• Notes on Comley Quarry, near Church Stretton, Shropshire (c. 1933/34) by Edgar Sterling Cobbold.

• Success and Failure (c. 1992/94) by James (Jimbo) Cobbold.

• Musical Recollections of More Than Half a Century, 1836 to 1899 (1899, but this a modern reproduction) by Lindley Nunn.

• Suffolk Writers from the beginning until 1800 (2000) by Tony Copsey.

• Suffolk Writers who were born between 1800 – 1900 (2002) by Tony Copsey.

• 2 DVDs from East Anglian Film Archive: ‘Ipswich Past’ and ‘Ipswich in the Sixties’

STOP PRESS - COBBOLDIANA DEPOSITED FOR July 2010

• The Trust is fortunate to have received a most unusual small picture in a (well worn) rosewood frame. Measuring 8½” x 12½” it is a lakeside scene in which a gentleman is seeking to persuade a lady to join him and his friends for row on the lake. The back of the picture carries the following inscription:

  Worked in Chenille & painted by Mrs John Cobbold of the Cliff & Holywells (née Harriet Chevallier of Aspall Hall) about 1844.

Harriet Temple Chevallier (1775 – 1851) married John (Wilkinson) Cobbold (1774 – 1860) at Aspall in 1796. They had 14 children and 55 grandchildren.

DEPOSITS FOR July 2010

• Poems by Mrs Elizabeth Cobbold. Ipswich 1825, 1st edition (see News, Jul ’10)

• Sir Harry Parkes, British Representative in Japan, 1865 – 1883 by Gordon Daniels, 1996. Sir Harry (1828 – 1885) married the granddaughter of The Master of the Rolls, Sir Thomas Plumer (1753 – 1824) and the marriage gave rise to lines of Keswicks and Levett-Scriveners as well as Cobbolds.

• Suffolk Houses, A Study of Domestic Architecture by Eric Sandon FRIBA, 1977 but reprinted 2010. Many of the houses described have Cobbold connections.

• The Guide to Suffolk Churches by D P Mortlock, second revised edition, 2009. With so many Cobbold Clergy in the family churches are of great assistance in research.

• Norwich Cathedral, Church, City and Diocese 1096 – 1996 edited by Ian Atherton, Eric Fernie, Christopher Harper-Bill and Hassell Smith, 1996. William Cobbold (1560 – 1639) was Organist at Norwich Cathedral and his father, also William was the leading Norwich Gold and Silversmith.

• Copies of 4 maps of Ipswich published by the Borough of Ipswich, 1975:

  John Speed 1610
  John Ogilby 1674
  Joseph Pennington 1778
  Edward White 1867
  

DEPOSITS FOR June 2010

• Margaret Catchpole 2006 by Laurie Chater Forth; a small but very well researched account of Margaret Catchpole’s time in Australia. Smuggler’s Girl 1990 by Sally Harris, a small book on the same subject, abridged for children by Anglia Young Books. Footnote People in Australian History 1987 which contains an account of Margaret’s life entitled Convict Pioneer and Correspondent by Anita Bezjak. Two copies of Famous Crimes, Vol. 11, numbers 22 and 23 (Police Budget Edition sold for one penny) containing a wholly fanciful version of Margaret’s crime by Harold Furniss (publication date unknown).

• A copy of The Navy & Army Illustrated, Friday April 17th 1896 containing a fine picture by Bassano, Old Bond St, of THE SIRDAR: Brigadier-General Sir H H Kitchener, CB, KCMG, ADC. The Tragedy of Lord Kitchener 1921 by Reginald Viscount Esher published by John murray, Albermarle Street, London W.

• Three Years with Eisenhower 1946, The Personal Diary of Captain Harry C Butcher, USRN, Naval Aide to General Eisenhower, 1942 to 1945. It includes the paragraph “There have been some unpleasant incidents, one of which was the Guards’ Chapel, not far from Buckingham Palace, which was struck during church services Sunday, killing probably 200; one of them, Colonel Ivan Cobbold, Ike’s and Beetle’s host at salmon fishing some time back.”

• Lady Lytton’s Court Diary 1895 – 1899 edited by Mary Lutyens and published in 1961 by Rupert Hart-Davis, Soho Square, London.

• Lost Country Houses of Suffolk by W M Roberts published 2010 by Boydell Press, fascinating reading not only for what it tells us about the houses but also about the families who lived in them.

• Two small books, Canapes & Dips, and Tea Time Recipes in the Butlers Court series by Melissa Matthews.