VJ (Victory in Japan) Day at the Cliffe Hotel. 1945
From the Gordon Denoon album with accompanying narrative.
The first two photographs show Eva and Charles Groves, proprietors of the Cliffe Hotel. Charles Groves was also the head of the local village ARP (Air Raid Precautions) service.
In the third photograph can be seen Charles Groves on the ladder in Cripps Lane with the ‘special shelter’ entrance referred to by Gordon Denoon just behind.
Subject
Gordon Denoon Album (163)
High Street (448)
World War Two (378)
Date of creation
1945Place
St Margaret's at Cliffe, High Street, Cliffe HotelContributor
Glendinning, IanCopyright
Glendinning, IanReference number
MARG.03028Format
Still image (3732)
Keywords
Charles Groves (4)
Cliffe Hotel (41)
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