Object number
85/56
Title
Great House Farm, Dorstone, Hertfordshire,
Description
This is a photograph in an ornate gold frame of Great House Farm, Dorstone, Hertfordshire, in 1903. It depicts three men and two children with a donkey near a barn. Written on the back of the photograph is the following: 'Summer 1903, Dorstone (Golden Valley)'. The man on the left is Farmer Pitt (later of Llanyravon, Wales) who was perhaps England's last professional 'blood letter'. He died in 1912 and his patients were mostly based in Radnorshire, Wales. The photograph was found in the Museum unaccessioned and it is not known for sure how the Museum acquired it, but it is said to have been donated by Captain Sir Hugh Rhys Rankin Bt.
Physical description
1 photograph in frame: good condition.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PHOTOGRAPH // Accession number: 85/56 // Classification: SOCIETY People // Negative number: 60/15112 // Acquisition method: Not known // Acquired from, date: found in museum unaccessioned // Store: Box in Picture store // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 10.12.85 // Description: [‘GREAT HOUSE FARM, DORSTONE, HEREFORDSHIRE’ underlined] // 1903 // Photograph shows three men and two children with a donkey near a barn. // Dimensions: 15x11cm // ornate gold frame // 29.0cm wide x 24.0cm high // Associated information: On back of photograph: // Summer 1903, Dorstone (Golden Valley) // Figure on the left is Farmer Pitt (later of Llanavon) who was perhaps England's last professional 'blood letter'. He died in 1912 and his 'patients' were mostly in Radnorshire. Note the old time hats of a farm worker. // [This photograph was donated by Capt. Sir Hugh Rhys Rankin Bt. Date not known.] // References: See letter in "Hereford Times" February 1958 from Captain Sir Hugh Rhys Rankin Bt.'
Production place
Dorstone
Production date
1903 - 1903
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15112.tif - High resolution image
