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Photographs taken during Sheelah and Langlois Massy Lefroy's honeymoon trip to Loughton, King's County and Carriglas Manor, Longford. The photographs show the couple enjoying walks and a 'céad míle fáilte' sign welcoming the couple.
File of letters sent to Sheelah Trench and from Sheelah Trench.
Examples of letters include a letter from Effie dated 5 April 1952 sent from Brisbane telling her about her holiday to Radcliffe by the sea and letters from her father Benjamin Bloomfield Trench.
Photograph album containing childhood photographs of Sheelah Trench. Included in this album is a timeline of significant events in Sheelah's life and a small biography of her mother Dora Trench.
Two sketch books that belonged to Dora Turnor. The notebook contains drawings of Château de Pau, France; San Sebastián from the Citadel Spain 9th July 1879; The mouth of Bidassoa, Spain; La Pointe de Castel-Vieil; Dawlish Devon in England; Battle Abbey, East Sussex, England; and Bodiam Castle, Sussex, England.
File of photographs taken in South Africa. Included in this file are photos of Geraldine Frances MacFarlane at six months old and a photograph captioned 'Hope you like my Zulu boys' which depicts an unknown woman posing with two members of staff.
Letters from Dora Trench sent during Dora's time in South Africa with Benjamin Trench.
Within the letters Dora writes about her impression of South Africa. She describes the surrounding area, the flora and fauna of South Africa, Dutch farmers and the Zulu staff she encounters. The letters also discuss Dora's health. The majority of the letters were sent to Bertha Turnor, addressed as 'Tuz' and Dora signs off as "Tuz".