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1948 Olympic memories of Olympian Bill Nankevill

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• Westminster City Archives: People's Record project (Project)
  • Dr. Douglas Model memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Dr. Douglas Model concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Dr. Douglas Model (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Dr. Douglas Model concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Dr. Ian's Anderson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Dr. Ian Anderson concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Dr. Ian Anderson (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Dr. Ian Anderson concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Images of Olympic Westminster (Group)
    • Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square (Item)
    • Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square (Item)
    • Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square (Item)
    • Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square (Item)
    • Olympic Clock in Trafalgar Square (Item)
    • Oxford Street (Item)
  • Mr Eric Auld memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Photo of Mr Eric Auld and his memories of the 1948 Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mr Julian's Anderson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mr Julian's Anderson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mr Michael's Da Costa memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Oral History interview with Michael Da Costa concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Michael Da Costa (Item)
    • Transript of oral history interview with Michael Da Costa concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Mr Terence's Mallinson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Mr Terence Mallinson concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview conducted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Terence Mallinson (Item)
    • Transcript of interview with Terence Mallinson (Item)
  • Mr. Charles Pettit memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Charles Pettit concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Charles Pettit (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Charles Pettit concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou. (Item)
  • Mr. Don's Ballett memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Don Ballet concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Don Ballet (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Don Ballet concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Mr. Gerald's Hinxman memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Gerald Hinxman concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Gerald Hinxman (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Gerald Hinxman concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Mrs Alison's Boreham memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Alison's Boreham memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Ann's Gale memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Ann's Gale memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Bridget's Clarke memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Bridget's Clarke memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Gertrude's Fry memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Gertrude Fry memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Kathleen's Wilkinson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Kathleen's Wilkinson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Moreen's Lane memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Moreen's Lane memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Pandora's Varrakalion memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Pandora Varrakalion concerning her memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Pandora Varrakalion (Item)
    • Transcript of oral history interview with Pandora Varrakalion concerning her memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview contacted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
  • Mrs Sheila's Mossman memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Sheila's Mossman memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Mrs Vera's Kovacevic memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Mrs Vera's Kovacevic memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Item)
  • Pass the Flame - Connect the World exhibition 25 July - 30 August 2012 (Group)
    • Photo: Ancient Olympia, the Gymnasium (Item)
    • - 1948 Olympic Silver Medal and official participants medal, awarded to Audrey Mitchell nee Williamson (1926-2010), 2nd 200 metres, who remains the highest placed British woman in this event - Photos of Audrey Mitchell and her participation number, taken by Joseph Turp - www.josephturp.com - Profile and Recollections of Audrey Mitchell On loan by Cllr Tim Mitchell (Item)
    • 1948 Olympic memories of Olympian Bill Nankevill (Item)
    • 1948 Olympic memories of Olympian Jack Rawlings (Item)
    • 1948 Olympic memories of Olympian John Peake (Item)
    • 1948 Olympic memories of Olympian Lewis Richard Pond (Item)
    • 1948 Olympic memories of Olympian Mark Scott (Item)
    • A knitted Olympic-inspired art work created by members of the Open Age Knitting Group (Janet Bruderer, Joan Harley, Joan Carr, June Powell, June Allen, Anne Walker, Anne Milne, Concessa Penas, Catalina Hladika, Hazel White, Helen Hyam,Elizabeth Harvey, Mavis Aird, Gladys Jones, Vera Kovacevic, Sue Min, Terry Harper) On loan by Open Age Pimlico, Knitting Group (Item)
    • Blog entitled: Make a Little go a Long way. It was composed by Georgia Vossou creator of the People's Record project - Westminster and curator of the exhibition for the London Museums Group (Item)
    • Colouring on fabric Pupils of different ages from St Matthews, Hallfield, St Vincent de Paul, St Vincent, St George Hanover Square, Hampden Gurney, St Barnabas, Soho Parish School, Burdett-Coutts, St Clements Danes, St Peter's Chippenham Mews, Queens Park, St Gabriel, St Mary Magdalene and St Christina, had fun with colours and stencils (Item)
    • Comment's book of the exhibition (Item)
    • Display case with 2012 Olympic torch and 1948 commemorative scarf on loan by Margaret Toscani (Item)
    • Display with memorabilia from 2004 Olympics in Greece and Atlanta, including the 2004 Olympic torch - On loan by 2004 Gold Olympian Emilia (Item)
    • Exhibition panels History of the Olympic Games (Item)
    • Game board created for young visitors, as an interactive activity (Item)
    • Greek Vases A selection of drawings inspired by the ancient Olympic Games created by a group of ESOL student from the Cardinal Hume Centre The Centre supports homeless young people and badly housed families, as well as local people with little or no income Photos 1-2 students from the Cardinal Hume Centre during the activity in the British Museum (Item)
    • Olympic Colours Year 5 pupils of Hallfield School experimented with the Olympic Colours creating a variety of artwork (Item)
    • Olympic confections Created at Pullen Day Centre as part of Westminster Arts - Resonate programme for people with dementia with artist Joanna McCormick (Item)
    • Pass the Flame exhibition - General view (Item)
    • Pass the Flame exhibition - General view (Item)
    • Photo 1: Book of adverts: Lloyds Bank installed a temporary branch at the site of the London 1948 Olympic Games. It offered the usual banking services, and was staffed by linguists. Photo 2: The manager of Lloyds Bank’s Teddington branch was responsible for ensuring that the Olympic Flame remained alight. He followed the torch bearers in his Morris Minor, from Kent to Wembley, with a hurricane lamp, whose flame had been burning continuously since leaving Greece, several weeks earlier. Should any Torch fail, it could be relit from the lamp On loan by Lloyds Banking Group Archives (Item)
    • Photo: Ancient Olympia, Bases of Zanes The Zanes were bronze statues of Zeus, erected with the fines imposed on athletes who cheated. Inscriptions on the sixteen surviving plinths name the athlete and the nature of the offence for which he was condemned. The location of the Zanes along the entrance to the Stadium was a warning to all competitors (Item)
    • Photo: Ancient Olympia, Entrance to the Stadium (Item)
    • Photo: Ancient Olympia, Hera’s Altar By this altar takes place the Olympic Flame ceremony. This ceremony originates in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and pronounces the beginning of every modern Olympiad (Item)
    • Private view of the “Pass the Flame – Connect the World” exhibition Photo 1: Lord Mayor of Westminster in 2012 Angela Harvey during her speech opening the exhibition Photo 2: Lord Mayor of Westminster Angela Harvey with her consort Councillor David Harvey and Georgia Vossou during the opening of the exhibition Photos 3-6: Private view of the exhibition (Item)
    • These activity sheets were created as part of a small education pack for young visitors (Item)
    • This Union Flag was first flown outside the Clarke family home on VE Day 1945, then for the 1948 Olympic Games and for all royal events such as the 1953 Coronation, various royal weddings, the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees and for the 50th anniversary of the end of II World War On loan by Alison Boreham, Bridget Clarke, Martin Clarke (Item)
    • Year 5 pupils from Hampden Gurney and Soho Primary schools created the Olympic torch art work (Item)
  • People's Record Project Westminster community activities (Group)
    • Olympic history presentations for Community groups (Item)
    • Photography project for people with disabilities in collaboration with Community Access Westminster (Item)
  • Primary schools art workshops (Group)
    • Hallfield Primary School, Year 3, salt dough activity (Item)
    • Hallfield Primary School, Year 4, drawing on card (Item)
    • Hampden Gurney Primary School, Year 5, creating an Olympic torch (Item)
    • St Clement Danes Primary School, Year 6, drawign on t-shirts (Item)
    • St Clement Danes Primary School, Year 6, drawing on t-shirts (Item)
    • St George's Hanover Square Primary School, Year 6, drawing on t-shirts (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 1, colouring Olympic rings (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 1, colouring Olympic rings (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 4, designing on t-shirts (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 5, creating the People of the World - French girl (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 5, creating the People of the World - Indian lady (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 5, creating the People of the World - Massai (Item)
    • St Matthew's Primary School, Year 5, creating the People of the World - American boy (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Reception Class colouring Olympic themes (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 1, creating Olympic wreaths (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 3, creating Union flags (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 4, creating a fabric wall hanging (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 4, finished wall hanging (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 5, looking at Olympic archives (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 5, drawing on pencil cases (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 6, finished backpacks (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 6, designing ceramic cups (Item)
    • St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Year 6, drawing on cotton backpacks (Item)
  • Sir Christopher's Chataway memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Oral history interview with Sir Christopher Chataway concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview conducted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Sir Christopher Chataway (Item)
  • Sir Thomas Stewart of Macpherson memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games (Group)
    • Oral History interview with Sir Thomas Stewart of Macpherson concerning his memories of the 1948 London Olympic Games. Interview conducted by Georgia Vossou (Item)
    • Photograph of Sir Thomas Stewart of Macpherson (Item)

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