Important Photo Find ?

[Paul Johnston]

I've found some of Bill Peascod's personal albums and photos
dating back to the late thirties and am keen to pass them to
their rightful owner and find out more about this remarkable man.
It would be a shame if they remained 'lost'. I'd welcome any info
to help.

All I know about him is what I've seen on a video of the Lakeland
Rock tv programme when he climbed with Chris Bonnington and that
an oriental woman who is likely to have been his wife was a
tremendous gardener !

Thanks
Paul Johnston
Edinburgh

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Paul Johnston,
Edinburgh

[Andy Johnston]

In article <521nn7$pbc$2...@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>, Paul Johnston
<10135...@CompuServe.COM> writes

Sadly Bill Peascod died whilst climbing Great Slab on Cloggy (he had a
heart attack). His wife has (I believe) moved back to Japan, If you want
to find out a bit more about him, the Castlegate gallery in Cockermouth
held an exibition of his paintings a couple of years ago which had a
brief handout which gave details of his life and travels (he was an
accomplished artist), they might have some left, write and ask, they
might even be interested in showing the photo's (I'd go and see them).
If you want to know about his climbing buy a Buttermere guide, during
the 40's he was the leading activist in the Northwest Lakes.
He wrote an autobiography but I don't know it's name.
Hope this helps
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Andy Johnston

[MARGARET FRANCES DISBURY]

In article <sWZlWBA+...@spinel.demon.co.uk>,

Andy Johnston <an...@spinel.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <521nn7$pbc$2...@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>, Paul Johnston
><10135...@CompuServe.COM> writes
>>I've found some of Bill Peascod's personal albums and photos
>>dating back to the late thirties and am keen to pass them to
>>their rightful owner and find out more about this remarkable man.
>>It would be a shame if they remained 'lost'. I'd welcome any info
>>to help.

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>Sadly Bill Peascod died whilst climbing Great Slab on Cloggy (he had a
>heart attack). His wife has (I believe) moved back to Japan, If you want
>to find out a bit more about him, the Castlegate gallery in Cockermouth
>held an exibition of his paintings

Contact this gallery and try & get in touch with his widow. I'm
certain she would want to see them and, depending on how they
reached you, may well be the legal owner anyway. If the gallery
fail you, once you have her name, try Japanese embassy for best
method of tracing her (sorry, don't have the details here but
it's in Whittaker's Almanack).

Fran
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[Vicki Stott]

m...@aber.ac.uk (MARGARET FRANCES DISBURY) wrote:
>In article <sWZlWBA+...@spinel.demon.co.uk>,
>Andy Johnston <an...@spinel.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>In article <521nn7$pbc$2...@mhafn.production.compuserve.com>, Paul Johnston
>><10135...@CompuServe.COM> writes
>>>I've found some of Bill Peascod's personal albums and photos
>>>dating back to the late thirties and am keen to pass them to
>>>their rightful owner and find out more about this remarkable man.
>>>It would be a shame if they remained 'lost'. I'd welcome any info
>>>to help.

It's a long shot, but you could try contacting the Birkett family, in the
Lakes. Bill Birkett is a guidebook contributor and author of many
Lakeland walking/climbing books and as such, the Climber's Club, or his
publisher should be able to put you in touch with him. I seem to
remember from one of his books that he used to climb with Peascod, who
was a close friend of his father's, when he (Birkett) was a youngster.
They may well know how you can contact Mrs Peascod. They will
undoubtedly be able to give you information about Bill Peascod, and may
be able to help identify some photos or fill in background details etc.

It would be fascinating to hear how you get on: I'd love to see the
photos, too!!

Hope this helps
Regards
Vicki

[Vicki Stott]

Vicki Stott <fg...@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> his
>publisher should be able to put you in touch with him.

Have just wandered round Waterstones. The publisher is Harper
Collins....

Vicki