Record

Document ReferenceGa 2 E 1297
TitleLetter from Violet Skeffington-Smyth, L'Imperial Palace, Annecy [France] to her father George E.M. Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway; 7 Aug. 1927
Date7 August 1927
Extent4 ff (plus envelope)
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionIs glad he had a fine day for the Blyth Show. Has heard that the Saviles are at Vichy. Tells him about an alarming experience at the hotel during a storm, when a thunder bolt struck nearby and knocked her over. Went out on the lake in a motor boat, and had tea at an old monastery at a place called Talloires. Describes the monastery including the cloisters and neglected garden.

Ga 2 E 1297/3: Envelope postmarked Annecy, Haute Savoie 8 Aug. 1927.
Termagriculture, shows
weather, thunder
accidents, lightning strikes
travel, France
monasteries, France

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA79898Smyth; Violet Frances Skeffington- (1880-1930); Hon.; née Monckton1880-1930
Places
CodeSet
PL100028/Talloires/France
PL100027/Annecy/France
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