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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8096/6/3
TitleGame book, embossed H E D W, recording the quantities of various game animals shot, as well as the names of some of the people in the shooting party, and the dogs employed.
Date1899-1912
DescriptionNov 1899 to Sep 1912.
Photographs pasted into the book largely show people engaged in recreation, especially shooting. Other subjects for photographs include:
A 1905 photograph of the Woodmen of Arden archery team captioned "Winning Team v Royal Bodyguard", with the names of those assembled beside a cup trophy. Those named include Lord Aylesford, i.e. Charles Wightwick Finch, 8th Earl of Aylesford (1851–1924).
Loose photographs largely of a dog called Jack, with one showing Henry Edward Disbrowe Wise sitting in a motor car. A selection of Norwegian picture postcards.
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDisbrowe Wise family of Walton Hall, Walton on Trent
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