Wells Gallery

H.G.Wells playing Little Wars

H.G.Wells playing Little Wars'. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, and formed the basis of hobby wargaming which is still popular today. The picture shows Wells on the left, taking a measurement with a piece of string to work out the distance his forces may move. His opponent on the right awaits his turn, while the umpire, seated, times the move with a stopwatch. Before play began, the curtains which can be seen, would have been drawn to divide the battlefield and allow each player to set out his forces in secrecy

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Wild flowers composite

Watercolour on paper of wild flowers, Polygala vulgaris (common milkwort), Lysimachia nemorum (yellow pimpernel), Silene vulgaris (bladder campion), Rosa rubiginosa (rose), Myosotis arvensis (water forget-me-not), Vicia sp. (vetch), Campanula rotundifolia (harebell), Hypericum linarifolium (small upright St John's wort) painted at various sites in Tunbridge Wells by Lilian Snelling. Date: Jun-Jul 1900

Greyhound Racing

Notable personalities in the greyhound racing world, from left: Mr. F. S. Gentle (Assistant MD of the Greyhound Racing Association), Brig.-Gen. A.C. Critchley (Vice Chairman and MD of the Greyhound Racing Assoc), Mr. H. Garland-Wells, fourth from left reading blue paper (Chairman of the Committee of the London Greyhound Tracks & Chairman/MD of Clapton Stadium), Maj.-Gen. Lord Loch (Vice President of the National Greyhound Racing Association), Lt.-Col. J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon (Director of the Greyhound Racing Association), Col. Romer Baggally (Secretary of the National Greyhound Racing Club), Mr. C.A. Munn (who brought greyhound racing in the form we know it today from America), Mr. Con. A.L. Stevens (Director and General and Racing Manager at Wimbledon Stadium), Lt.-Col.A. D. Cameron (Racing Director of the Greyhound Racing Association), Mr. A. J. Elvin (MD of the Empire Stadium, Wembley), Major C. E. R. Moss, in brown cap (Racing Manager of Clapton Stadium), Mr. W.J. Cearns (Chairman of Wimbledon Stadium), Captain A. E. Brice (Racing Manager of Wembley Stadium), Mr. F.J. Power (Managing Director of Catford Stadium) and, in the foreground, Mr Henry Sawtell (Steward of the National Greyhound Racing Club)

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