Church Fetes (Ryder Collection).

Sir Alec Dougblas Home opening Church Fete, c.1982, with Rev Rodney Smith.

Sir Michael Redgrave (left) with Rev. Peter Wadsworth (right) and Felicity Smith, Jeff Wheeler, Celia Wilmott Smith, Janet Soane

Stan Smith

Church fete in rain, left to right: Audrey Street, Mrs Fisher, Bridget Reynolds, Betty May, Rosemary Ryder

Simon Williams opening fete

Simon Williams signing autograph

Church Fete, Simon Williams and children in sports kit

Bob Champion, famous jockey, with Ann Williams. 1982 or '83.

Maypole dance at Church Fete

William Douglas Home, the well-known playwright, lived at Drayton House and was responsible for inviting celebrities to open the annual Church Fete. These included his brother, Sir Alec Douglas Home, recently prime minister, Sir Michael Redgrave and Simon Williams, then best known as a star of Upstairs Downstairs.

Creator

Stan Smith took these photographs

Date of creation

1970 - 1982

Date of coverage

1970 - 1982

Place

East Meon

Contributor

Denys Ryder

Copyright

Stan Smith (deceased)

Reference number

EM/0072/EM/0148/EM/0148

Accession number

2014-08-043

Storage location

b&w prints of photographs in Library, Album C26 - C/29

Format

Digital scans of photos

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