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Taken at ‘Fred’s Folly’, near Newquay, Cornwall in the 1930s. From left to right: Arthur, Fred, George, James (Jim) Baker brothers.
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Unknown location, the same brothers, from left, top row: George, Jim, seated: Fred and Arthur, the woman standing is thought to be one of the Baker sisters, Amelia or Millie and the lady sitting is their sister Louisa Baker (the eldest sibling, born 1854) who married Charles Edwards. One of their sons, Cecil Edwards, was the Persian Manager of the Oriental Carpet Manufactures Ltd, the company whose directors were Cecil’s uncles, the Baker brothers.
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The front view of the Fred Baker near Newquay, Cornwall, 1934.
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Sea side view of the house.
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The pool inundated by the sea when there is a swell.
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The sea refills the pool at high tide twice each day.
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View from the beach.
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Fred Baker, who imported all the various accessories from Italy at considerable cost in those days, in keeping with the colour (ocre) and design of the building, a country whose style he was inspired with.
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The daughter of Frederick Baker, Winifred Grace nee Baker (married Linton Winant), and her middle daughter, Ursula.
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The 3 sisters, the youngest Valerie in the background with their Swiss nanny and pet donkeys.
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A family holiday in France, Fred Baker with his wife Winifred Grace Florence nee Rickard (born 1864) and their grand-children through Winifred Grace Baker (born 1894).
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‘Uncle Cecil talking to a friend on the terrace of Newquay’, summer 1934. This should be Frederick Cecil Baker (b. 1889), the oldest child of Frederick William Baker.
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During the Second World War the house hosted a group of American airforce officers.
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A painting of the Fred Baker house.
A photograph of the Fred Baker house, 1968.