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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.

Hand-traced plans of the ground and upper floors of the Royal Villa, Knossos [PEN/7/2/4/7], Hand-traced plans of the ground and upper floors of the Royal Villa, Knossos, Undated [c. 1928-1932]

Traced by [John Pendlebury] from “B.S.A. 1909. p. 152. plate I”. This reference has been written incorrectly by Pendlebury it is in the Annual of the BSA 1903 not 1909.

“Crete II” [PEN/7/2/5], Volume, “Crete II”, 1930-1933 and undated

Photograph album containing: photographs of people, landscapes, Knossos and other archaeological sites in Crete; an itinerary of John Pendlebury’s travels in Crete in 1933 with Hilda Pendlebury and others; and loose photographs of sites in Corfu and photographs taken in the Savoy Hotel in Luxor, Egypt. Note that some photographs are missing: 1. With the caption “The West Court from the West, Excavations of 1930. North West Acropolis Houses and Koulouras”, c. 170mm x 230mm 2. With the caption “J.D.S.P. and Yanni Markakis”, c. 60mm x 85mm 3. 2 photographs from the last page, both approximately 75mm x 105mm