Vicar in Holy Land (1911)

Post date: Jan 12, 2012 9:6:45 PM

In 1911 the vicar, Grevile Livett and his wife and children had returned from a long trip to the holy land followed by a ten week break at The Grand Hotel, Trient (Switzerland). He had left in May and returned in October , although staying initially on his return with Richard Fremlin whilst the vicarage was being made ready. He wrote several long reports published in the the Wateringbury Parish Magazine whilst he was away. Thomas Cook & Son were his travel agents. On his return the following report appeared in The Wateringbury Parish Magazine of 1911:

The Vicar has been asked by several of the parishioners to lecture, during the winter months, on his experiences in Palestine. He feels it his duty to respond in some way to the kind request; but he feels also that the delivery of formal and finished lectures would be beyond his powers, and that any attempt in that way would take up far too much of his time in preparation. He is willing, and indeed with Mrs. Livett's help he would like, to give a series of informal "talks" which might be illustrated by limelight photographs and reproductions (if such can be obtained) of some of the water-colour sketches which Mrs. Livett made here and there in their travels—chiefly late in the afternoon, when the day's riding was done. This, the Vicar thinks, he could do without undue expenditure of time. The expense of making slides, and of gas for the lantern, might be met by charging something for the series of " talks." Mrs. Livett will send out notices of the course proposed, and begs for speedy replies. [P.S.—Suggested dates before Christmas : 22nd inst., 6th and 20th prox.; time, 3.30 p.m.]