Family at The Oast House
Location: The Oast House, Gun Hill, East Sussex. Date: unknown.
Antony Greenfield identifies the group, from left to right, as Eric William Valentine Hawes, Kathleen Beatrice Hawes (née Rumary), Gladys Madeline Hawes (identified here as “Madeleine”) and her first husband Ivor Watson. Names, relationship and location were supplied on 8 November 2026.
Family identification
The group stands beside a brick doorway and window. The family subsequently identified Ivor’s surname as Watson and confirmed that he was Madeline’s first husband. The couple’s marriage date, the photographer and the occasion remain unrecorded. The supplied location does not establish ownership or residence at the property.
Identifications and location are based on family testimony. No date has been inferred. Madeline is also known as Sally in the family records.