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Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 3, Vol. XXV

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 3, Vol. XXV, March 1915.

Includes: In memoriam obituary for Captain Lionel STUDD and Major Vincent HOARE. Published letters from: Frank HIGGINS (Reigate); GAYLER; Sapper P G CURNEW (66534 24th Signal Co., RE, Sussex); Air Mechanic E GLYNN (RNAS, Seaplane Station, Isle of Grain Kent); George CORNWELL (HAC, North Walsham); RYAN brothers; Dicky DUNN; Frank HIGGINS, W A SIMMONS, Eric LAWRENCE (Lewisham). List of members serving in HM Forces; OHMS - letters from those in the War; club runs; club officials; Gazette fund 1915; club Sunday; the social hour; fixtures; the roll call; advert for clearance lines; association notes; Easter tour.

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 5, Vol. XXV

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 5, Vol. XXV, May 1915. Roll of Honour - including Private C G RAWLINGS. Published letters from: W T Dickie DUNN (074648, Private, HQ Section, 266 Coy., MT, Amy Service Corps Ammunition Column, Highland Division, BEF); H H GAYLER (Lewes); W A SIMMONS 'Simmo' (Cyclist No. 1875 H Coy., Weybourne); Lance Corporal Alf SMITH (108th Field Coy., RE); Percy EURNEW (Portslade); Rifleman A J BEAURAIN (Queen Victoria's Rifles, 16th Platoon, D Coy., Crowborough Camp, Sussex); Harry GRIMWOOD (D Coy., 18th London Regt., 2nd London Div., TF, BEF); Rangers fighting at Ypres; Dick, Will and Harry RYAN; 'Serra'; George CORNWALL (Malta); Sid E SILVER (moved from Anti-Aircraft Corps to commission as Lieut. in the 3rd Essex Regiment, Harwich). List of members serving in HM Forces. Report 'With the '25th' 'H' Company, Section 2'.

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 7, Vol. XXV

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 7, Vol. XXV, July 1915. Roll of Honour - including Capt. A H ARBUTHNOT, Private G T HAFFENDEN and Private H S HEDGE. Published letters from: Harry RYAN (convalescent hospital, Clapham); Dick RYAN (3rd Bttn. 12th London, Tadworth); Will RYAN (Eastbourne); E J CROWSLEY (2289 A Coy., 12th London Regt. BEF, France); A J BEAURAIN (D Coy., Queen Victoria's Rifles, BEF France); Horace W 'Barge' HYATT; HALE (2946 D Coy., 16th Platoon, 2/10th Batt. DCO, Middlesex Regt. Ismalia, Egypt); Harry GRIMWOOD; George CORNWELL (Egypt); E T Beck (101797, 341 Coy., Mechanical Transport, ASC No.2 Section, Co. Office Abingdon); Act. Bomb. W J MUSTER (L14390 B. Battery, 163rd Brigade, RFA, South Ockendon); Kock WARREN (Coventry); Corporal Alf SMITH (Warminster); Coporal Percey CURNEW (24th Signal Coy., RE, Bisley); Bert GAYLER (Wells). Report 'With the '25th' 'H' Company, Section 2'. List of members serving in HM Forces.

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 9, Vol. XXVIII

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 9, Vol. XXVIII, September 1917. Incorrect volume number. Published letters from R 'Dick' RYAN (90271, Fitter Staff-Sergt., 400th Battery RFA, 14th Brigade, RHA, BEF France); 'Dicky' DUNN ('Somewhere'); Percy CURNEW (France); Gus CHERRY (RE Signals, Suvla Bay); Alf SMITH (57302 Cpl., 108th Field Coy., RE Salonica); J M O'BRIEN (Lucknow); J F DITCHMAN (France); Lce.Cpl H E MILLBANK (Sittingbourne); George CORNWELL (Egypt); George GRIMWOOD (Westgate-on-sea); E A MERLIN (9910, Machine Gun Corps, 245 Coy., BEF); A H LEFEVER (France); Arthur WILSON (France); Harry GRIMWOOD (Winchester); C A STEVENS (Waziristan Field Force - gives full details of GAYLER's death); 'Winnie' (Peterborough); Jim BONNER (France); Jimmy HICKMAN (France); Will RYAN (HQ 165 Bde., RFA, BEF, France - mentions Olly STAFF taken prisoner, brothers Harry and Dick). Letters of sympathy for Bert GAYLER from V WATERHOUSE and Bert ARLETT (Kingsdale CC/2291 RNAS APO S5, BEF, France).

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 11, Vol. XXVIII

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 11, Vol. XXVIII, November 1917. Incorrect volume number. Roll of Honour includes Rifleman J T BLISS (2/6th London Regt.) Published letters from: Dickie DUNN (France); S E RIX (Private M/316191, 644 Coy., ASCMT, EEF); Percy CURNEW (France); A C KORDIK (Cosham); Eric LAWRENCE (Salonica); R T WEBSTER (France); Arthur WILSON (France); Dick CLARKE (Flight Sergt. RFC); E GLYN; A W GIBBON (Farnborough); J F DITCHMAN (France); L E HALE (France); W A ORMSTON (France); J M O'BRIEN (Poona); Will RYAN (France); Alf SMITH (Salonica); C A STEVENS (India). Extract of a letter from L-Cpl. E CARR (1717 (Balham CC) 1/25th London Regt. India) re GAYLER's death. Obituary for J T BLISS.

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 10, Vol. XXIX

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 10, Vol. XXIX, October 1918. Published letters from: E GRIMWOOD (Fairlop); Jimmy HICKMAN (France); C V CLARKE (France); Jack HUTTON; Jim BONNER (Wareham); R T WEBSTER (France); 'Billy' WEBSTER (Oswestry); A G M OAKES (France); J F DITCHMAN (France); W E W RYAN 'Old Bill' (Vernon Institute Hospital, Vernon Ward, Bed 32, Great Saughall near Chester).

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette No. 1 Vol. 60

Polytechnic Cycling Club Gazette February 1950. Edited by A G BLAKE. With cover comprising adverts by Curacho, Halfords, list of Club officials 1950-51, L Simpson Ltd., Merlin's, The Polytechnic, Cycling journal. Note that the Gazette returns to entirely printed form. Obituary for Will RYAN. Annual Dinner report. Winners of PCC Medals and Trophies 1949.

Photographs - Pantomimes

Photographs from Polytechnic Cycling Club Annual Pantomimes held at the Regent Street Polytechnic New Year's Fete and Exhibition:
'Bluebeard or the Bashaw of Bagdad' (1896) (1);
'Aladdin' (1927) - first pantomime revival, staged in the Swimming Bath (1) - ARNOTT, BROTHWELL, CLIMPSON, DAVIES, Mrs HABBERFIELD, Lily KIMBLE (later Mrs LEAT), Harry LEAT, McRAE, MATHNER, MOORES, SLAUGHTER, WATKINS;
'Dick Whittington' (1928) (1) - CLIMPSON, DAVIES, GATES, H LEAT, L LEAT, McRAE, MADDOCKS, PAGE, SLAUGHTER ;
'Bluebeard' (1929) (5) - ANDREWS, CLIMPSON, CORREREY, GATES, H LEAT, Lily LEAT, MATHNER, PAGE, RUTTER, G STONE;
'Babes in the Wood' (1930) (4) - CLIMPSON, Taff DAVIES, Dot EWING, Lily KIMBLE, H LEAT, MATHNER, RUTTER, RYAN, TRINGHAM;
'Robinson Crusoe' (1931) (7) - Vic ANDREWS, Dot EWING, A E 'Taff' DAVIES, DEVEREUX, Bob HARBOUR, M HINES, H LEAT, Lilly KIMBLE , Bill RYAN, S TRINGHAM, Stage Staff: ANDREWS, BLAKE, CAMPBELL, CLIMPSON, 'Ditch' [DITCHMAN], FOWLER, LENIS;
'Ali Baba' (1932) (8) - Vic ANDREWS, Charlie BOWTLE, A E DAVIES, DEVEREUX, Dot EWING, HINES, Lily LEAT, Harry LEAT, RYAN, TRINGHAM;
'Bluebeard' (1936) (1)
Orchestra (n.d.) (1) - EWING, Rosy FRIEND, DALLYMORE