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Eric Gill
Extracts from Eric Gill's 1910 Diary
Where references to Carvings at St. John’s Church, Bognor
Note:
Hrs2 = hours recorded in his diary for the work done on the St. John's Church Carvings
Hrs1 = hours recorded in his diary for other work done on the same day
Some entries such as L.C.C Classes etc not shown in the extract below
The details below were extracted from a reel of continuous microfiche type film covering Eric Gill's Diaries 1908 -1914
held at the Hyman Kreitman Research Centre, Tate Library and Archive, Tate, Millbank
| Date | Extract | Hrs1 | Hrs2 |
| Tuesday 12 April |
To London, 7.43 from H See Fellowes-Prynne re Bognor Carving 12.0 |
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1½ |
| Saturday 23 April |
Boulter Head St. |
5 |
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To Bognor 5.23 from H re carving at St. John’s Church |
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1 |
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| Sunday 24 April |
At Bognor re Carving at St. John’s |
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1 |
| Home 8.0 from B | |||
| Tuesday 10 May | Farrell | 1 | |
| Boulter | ½ | ||
| Bognor (Corbels) | 3 | ||
| To London 2.38 (E. drove me to stn.) | |||
| Monday 23 May | Madonna (2) | 6 | |
| Farrell | ½ | ||
| Gibb | ½ | ||
| To Bognor 5.23 from H. Re Bognor Carving | 2 | ||
| Tuesday 24 May | Re Bognor Carving | 4 | |
| To London via B’ton 2.0 from Bognor | |||
| Thursday 2 June |
Gibb (Model) |
5½ |
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To Bognor 5.20. E & children came to sta. Re Bognor |
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2 |
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| Friday 3 June |
Bognor (Carving) |
2 |
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Home 1.55 from B. |
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Madonna (2) |
1 |
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| Friday 17 June |
Home 12.0 from Victoria |
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To Bognor 5.20 from H. to do carving in church. |
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Ethel met me at B. |
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| Saturday 18 June |
Re Bognor Carving |
2½ |
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Tea on beach |
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| Monday 20 June | Dakyns (Mon.) | 1 | |
| Bognor Carving | 8 | ||
| Tea on beach after | |||
| Tuesday 21 June | B. Carving | 8 | |
| Wednesday 22 June | B. Carving | 8 | |
| Thursday 23 June | B. Carving | 6½ | |
| Friday 24 June | B. Carving | 6 | |
| Home 5.38 from B. Angela came with me | |||
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Total hrs |
55½ |
Links to other items of Gill's work:
Broadcasting House Sculptures