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.
Showing flat base stones, wild flowers and trees, [taken by James Cullen].
Taken by [James Cullen] at Graíkas, outside a building. Children are in the foreground, Pendlebury is in the background.
Out of focus, [taken by James Cullen] at Graíkas.
Showing columns, with loose pieces of marble in the foreground.
Showing columns inside temple, [photograph taken by James Cullen].
A group photograph of 3 men, 2 boys and a dog [taken by James Cullen, during a walk between Andrítsaina and Bassae].
Showing part of [temple of Apollo Epikourios], columns with loose marble pieces in foreground. [Taken by James Cullen].
Poor quality (out of focus), hills in background.
The base of the Theatre is in the right side of the photograph.
Annotated on reverse as showing Argos [Árgos] and [Mount Kyllini] in the background.
A view of white cliffs from the sea [presumably at the beginning of John Pendlebury’s and James Cullen’s journey to Greece].
View of sea [near Salamís] with faint mountains in the background.
Showing one corner of the Parthenon.
Taken by [James Cullen], from Acrocorinth.
A view of the outside of a church with a cart in the foreground.
A view with a small white house, trees and grassy fields and a road, with hills in the background [mountains faded].
Comprising a travel-log compiled by John Pendlebury containing photographs and details of the journeys and excursions from London to Athens (25 Oct – 11 Nov, via Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade and Constantinople [Istanbul]); Thessaly (22 – 29 Nov, including Chalais [Khalkís], Eretria [Erétria], Volo [Vólos], Kalabaka [Kalambáka], Meteora Monasteries [Metéora], Larissa [Lárisa], Vale of Tempe); Phyle [Filí] (30 Nov); the Argolid (9 – 14 Dec, Mycenae, Tiryns, Nauplia [Náfplio]); walking the boundary wall between Athens and Eleusis [Elefsína] to Daphni [Dhafní] (29 Dec); a 2nd trip to the Argolid (5-12 Jan, Nauplia [Náfplio], Kasarmi [Kazárma], Kato Phanari [Dryópi], Poros [Póros], Kalauria [archaeological site on Póros], Dhamala [Troizín], Hermione [Ermióni], Aegina); the Cave of Euripides (24 Jan); a trip to Mycenea, Argos [Árgos], Nemea [Neméa] and Phlious [Flioús] (30 Jan – 3 Feb); Eleusis [Elefsína] (4 Mar); Prasiae [modern Porto Rafti, Markopoúlou, Órmos], Thorikos and Sounion (15 Apr); and Salonika [Thessaloníki], Molyvopyros and Myriophyte (including photographs of archaeological sites, 8 Mar – 13 Apr). Also includes photographs of Athens, plans and hand drawn maps. Additionally includes detailed instructions for walking (by Gell, written out by John Pendlebury) for a trip in the Argolid.
Taken at a train station. Page is annotated “Turkey, photography forbidden”.
Buildings and landscape, page is annotated “Turkey, photography forbidden”.
Sea and Istanbul in distance (not clear), [taken from the Lloyd Tristino Express boat to Pireaus].
Taken from the British School at Athens, showing Imittós Óros mountain range in the background.
[On the Sacred Way].
[Taken whilst walking the boundary wall between Attica and Eleusis, Elefsína].