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Actress Nelly Hutin Britton was born on 24th April 1876 in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Famous for her Shakespearean roles, she debuted in 1901 in 'Henry V.' She also played Hero in 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1903), Ophelia in 'Hamlet' (1909), Lady Elizabeth in 'Richard III' (1909) and Lady Macbeth at Stratford (1911). In 1903 she married famous actor Matheson Lang, and thereafter they appeared together frequently on stage and later on film. In 1906 she played Arganthael in 'Tristram and Iseult' at the Adelphi Theatre, with Lang as Tristram. Britton and Lang subsequently formed their own company, which toured India, South Africa and Australia from 1910-13 performing Shakespeare. Her roles included Katherine in 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice,' Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet,' as well as reprising the roles of Ophelia and Lady Macbeth. She also appeared with Lang in 'Mr Wu,' which became his signature role. In 1916 they appeared together in a silent film of 'The Merchant of Venice' in which she once again played Portia. She also joined her husband in the film 'The Wandering Jew' (1923) playing the part of Judith. After a four-year illness and a temporary retirement, she returned to the Old Vic stage in 1923 for the Shakespeare Birthday Festival and the following year as Volumnia in 'Coriolanus,' and continued to act until she retired in 1936. In 1940 the Langs were staying with their old friend Dornford Yates and his wife at their house near Pau in France when France surrendered, and they had to escape from the advancing Germans through Spain to Portugal. In later life she sat on the governing board of the Old Vic Theatre. She died on 3rd September 1965 aged 89. These promotional shots were probably taken for the Inverness performance of 'The Wandering Jew' in October 1936, which played to a packed house for several days at the Empire Theatre.
Reference: 29107a
Actress Nelly Hutin Britton wa...
Inverness Royal Academy Girl Guide Company, photographed in 1927 for use in the school magazine published that June. The same photograph was later used in the People's Journal. At this time the Company Captain was Miss Mary Roy (geography teacher), and Miss Jessie Horne (art) had recently become Lieutenant. Weekly meetings were held in the school gymnasium. The Company was established in about 1923, and ran until the early 1940s. The flag reads: '3rd Inverness Royal Academy.' #
Reference: 26526
Inverness Royal Academy Girl G...
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, Inverness.
Reference: 934e
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, I...
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, Inverness.
Reference: 934d
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, I...
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, Inverness.
Reference: 934c
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, I...
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, Inverness.
Reference: 934b
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, I...
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, Inverness.
Reference: 934a
E.P.C Green, Torridon House, I...
Copy for Mrs Robertson, Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness. Copied in February 1961. Gentleman is Alexander MacLennan (1856-1932) and was taken in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 1916, shortly before his return to the UK. See also image 877. The following biographical details have been kindly provided by Dave Conner. Alexander MacLennan had been a constable in the Inverness-shire Constabulary. He joined the Constabulary on 28th July 1886, at the age of 30 years. He was a native of the Lochalsh Parish of Ross-shire and had formerly been a shepherd. Prior to joining the Inverness County Police force, he had served for about three years in the Inverness Burgh Police. Perhaps for the very reason that he knew the Inverness town area, and of course the town officers and local criminals, he was stationed at Force Headquarters at Inverness Castle on appointment, and would have policed the rural area around the town. In November 1886 his pay was raised when he was advanced to the higher level of third class Constable, and he advanced again - to second class - in August 1887. In February 1889 a further advancement was granted by the Chief Constable, to first class, followed six months later by the award of Merit Class, the top wage level for Constables. After three years working the rural beats from Inverness, in May 1891 he became the beat officer for Culcabock, which was then a small village and farming community near Inverness but which now lies within the Inverness town boundary. Indeed the present Force Headquarters of the Northern Constabulary is located in the Culcabock area. After one year at Culcabock PC MacLennan moved again, in May 1892, to the village of Ardersier (then known as Campbelltown) which is on the coast mid-way between Inverness and Nairn. Then, as now, the main influence on the village was the army base at Fort George. Other than the small village, the beat was entirely rural. In December 1892 a further transfer saw Constable MacLennan move again, to Ballifeary on the outskirts of Inverness. Nowadays what was the Ballifeary beat is also well within the town of Inverness. The following May, the officer moved again, back to Culcabock, where he remained until July 1899, when he was transferred to Lentran, between Inverness and Beauly. He would remain as Beat Officer there for no less than 13 years. Alexander MacLennan's final transfer was somewhat further than all his previous moves put together, to Broadford on the Isle of Skye. He moved there during June 1912. PC MacLennan retired on pension from the police service on 5th April 1914, after having completed more than thirty years police service, at the age of 58. His pension would not have been very great, as it was based on the police salary of the time, which itself was poor. When he joined the police there was no such thing as a police pension. It only came about following the passing of the Police Pensions Act of 1890.
Reference: 838
Copy for Mrs Robertson, Old Ed...
Buchan. Drawing of Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. Badly damaged colour plate. Bottom right corner reads: 'PAT. No. 804014 and DESIGN PEND. No. 898579.' ~
Reference: 834
Buchan. Drawing of Nessie, the...
Copy of Ardersier fishermen and a minister c1900 for Mr Johnstone, Australia. Seated left to right: 'Pettachan' Johnstone, Alexander 'Sandy' Cameron, John Johnstone ('Jocky Petty'), Davy Johnstone, Reverend Paton or D. McLeod (?), 'Paddy', Sonny (or Sammy) Davidson and son 'Bumber', and Donald 'Dole' Johnstone. Middle row left to right: Dave Cameron, William Bow (?), Alex 'Moses' Johnstone, Donald Cameron, Aly MacDonald, Dunk Johnstone, Nicky Davidson, and Jim Johnstone. Back row left to right: Alex 'Oak' Davidson, John Cameron, James Main, 'Secky' (?) Campbell, James Forsythe ('Jimmak the Mason'), Jamie Paddy, and Davie 'Honeyman' Main.
Reference: 819
Copy of Ardersier fishermen an...
Dereck Herbert Studley.
Reference: 619b
Dereck Herbert Studley. ...
Lieutenant Angus Grant, elder son of Brigadier Eneas H.G Grant CBE, DSO, MC, Tomatin, served in the Seaforth Highlanders from c1948. He was killed in action in Korea in 1951 while attached to the 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers. Copy from November 1952. See also ref: 43283.
Reference: 542
Lieutenant Angus Grant, elder ...