About the John Pendlebury Family Papers
The John Pendlebury Family Papers cover the period from 1913 to 1964 and document the life of archaeologist and WWII hero John Devitt Stringfellow Pendlebury, his wife Hilda and their family.
Photograph of “The Theatral Area”, Knossos
[PEN/7/2/4/284], Photograph of “The Theatral Area”, Knossos, [20 Mar-8 Jul] 1930
Including part of the Royal Road.
Photograph of a field being ploughed by a plough attached to 2 oxen, with a woman and man standing behind, captioned “Scene near Knossos”
[PEN/7/2/4/285], Photograph of a field being ploughed by a plough attached to 2 oxen, with a woman and man standing behind, captioned “Scene near Knossos”, [20 Mar-8 Jul] 1930
Hand-traced plan of Vasiliki [Vasilikí]
[PEN/7/2/4/3], Hand-traced plan of Vasiliki [Vasilikí], Undated [c. 1928-1932]
Traced by [John Pendlebury] from ‘Gournia, Vasiliki, and other prehistoric sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra, Crete’ by Harriet Boyd Hawes.
Photograph of “Grand Stairway”, Knossos
[PEN/7/2/4/30], Photograph of “Grand Stairway”, Knossos, [12-29 Feb] 1928
Photograph taken by [Margaret] Rodger.
Photograph of “View of Staircase Area from Court”, Knossos
[PEN/7/2/4/31], Photograph of “View of Staircase Area from Court”, Knossos, [12-29 Feb] 1928
Photograph taken by [Hilda] White. [Showing grand stairway, Pillar Hall and Court of Double Axes from above].
Photograph of “Upper Flight” of stairs, Knossos
[PEN/7/2/4/32], Photograph of “Upper Flight” of stairs, Knossos, [12-29 Feb] 1928
Photograph taken by [Hilda] White.