AROUND THE COLLECTION Brooklands Members
Members’ Administrator Tim Morris 01932 857381 ext 226
members@brooklandsmuseum.com
Members’ Assistant Administrator Sarah Dover 01932 857381 ext 226 Mon-Fri
Chairman
Neil Bailey 07970 206778
chairman@brooklandsmembers.co.uk
Secretary
Kevin Lee 01932 562246
kevin@abbeywalls.com
Tours and Trips
Angela Hume 07884 184882
Angelahume@brooklandsmembers.co.uk
Outreach
David Norfolk 01372 373929
david@davidnorfolk.wanadoo.co.uk
Talks
Steve Clarke 07860 355525
steveclarke@brooklandsmembers.co.uk
Bulletin Editor
Alisdair Suttie 07768 372440
brooklandsbulletineditor@gmail.com
Contributors John Axtell, Cliff Bolton, Nigel Brecknell, Peter Burton, Nigel Carter, Steve Castle, Steve Clarke, Debbie Crawt, Ken Day, Jason Dodd, Mike Forbes, Martin Gegg, Andrew Honour, Angela Hume, Georgina Lange, Stefan Lange, Sue Lewin, Andrew Lewis, Tim Morris, Julian Nowell, Alex Paterson, Jenny Pettit, Harry Sherrard, Paul Stewart, Gareth Tarr, Julian Temple, Mike Venables, Allan Winn
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Brooklands Museum
Chairman Sir Gerald Acher CBE LVO
gerryacher@brooklandsmuseum.com CEO Tamalie Newbery ext 243
Director of Collections, Interpretation and Heritage
Alex Paterson ext 247
Volunteer Resources Manager Sue Lewin ext 242
Heritage Estate Projects Manager Julian Temple ext 240
Director of Learning and Participation Virginia Smith ext 248
Curatorial and Archive Enquiries Andrew Lewis ext 246
Chief Operating Officer Amanda Squires ext 255
Head of Track and Air Events Steve Castle ext 244
Events Manager Donna Marshall ext 253
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Concorde Bookings ext 266
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Hospitality Sales Manager Joanna Rodgers ext 251
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Marketing Director Sam Hart ext 225
Email addresses are available on the Museum website
www.brooklandsmuseum.com/about/contact-us
50 Parking arrangements
Please note that for all events marked ‘Parking in The Heights’, designated vehicles only can enter via the Campbell Gate, off Brookland’s Road. All other Members including Club level and visitors please park in The Heights or main public car park unless otherwise specified. Parking arrnagements for other weekend events are:
Club level Members: entry via Campbell Gate and parking outside the Paddock. Period and classic vehicles only inside the Paddock by invitation. Please abide by staff directions.
All other Members and visitors: entry via main public entrance off Brooklands Drive.
This issue of the Brooklands Bulletin (incorporating The Spirit) is published on behalf of Brooklands Members, supporters of Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd, by Hine Marketing, Hill Farm Studios, Wainlodes Lane, Bishops Norton, Gloucestershire GL2 9LN.
The statements and opinions expressed in the Bulletin are not necessarily those of the Brooklands Members’ Committee or Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd.
While every effort has been made by the Publishers to include correct information, they are unable to accept responsibility for errors or omissions. The Publishers, Brooklands Members and Brooklands Museum Trust Limited cannot accept responsibility in the event of misinformation or lack of source relating to images supplied by a third party by electronic or other means.
Charity number 296661. Please quote this if making donations or requesting them via a funeral director. BROOKLANDS BULLETIN | MARCH - APRIL 2020
Beneath the new Flight Shed lies the state- of-the-art Museum Collections and Archive facility. The move of the collection from a less than ideal location has been taking place since the new building was handed over by the contractors in 2017. Items ranging from Second World War pilots’ helmets to engineering drawings have been painstakingly prepared before being catalogued, photographed and carefully packed. Contained within this purpose-built store, thousands of items from the mundane to those of national importance now sit safely and help tell the story of Brooklands from a variety of perspectives. One particular area of shelving contains items closely associated with the Locke King family. These items will assist future generations to continue to build on the ever-increasing picture of this fascinating family and their association with Brooklands and beyond. Some items, such as the mirror belonging to Dame
Ethel Locke King, pictured, are everyday pieces, while others such as her wedding dress, which is too delicate to display, are unique and help to give us an insight into this important family. The mirror carries the initials of Ethel’s maiden name, Ethel Gore Browne. EGB indicates that it was owned prior to her marriage, while the bag that accompanies it is embroidered with her married initials (ELK).. Viki Beshparova, from the Curatorial Department, explains that the photograph of Ethel in her wedding dress held in the archive was taken around the date of her marriage to Hugh in 1884 by Dutch-born photographer Henry Van der Weyde. He was a painter and a pioneering photographer who became the first to use electric light in his London studio and a member of ‘The Linked Ring’ photographic society that championed photography as an art form in its own right from 1892 to 1909.
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