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GORDON JACOB

Pictures


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Gordon Jacob's parents, Stephen and Clara (née Forlong)



Star of India, awarded to Stephen Jacob for his services in the Indian Civil Service, with letter to his widow, Clara

Poems by Clara and Stephen Jacob.
The two main poems are the result of an agreement between Clara and Stephen to write separate poems based on the same short quotation.


Jacob's childhood home in Upper Norwood, London


Gordon and Anstey, closest and youngest brother, as toddlers


Gordon Jacob as a boy


Gordon and Anstey in a boat


With Anstey and their mother at the seaside; Gordon is holding the dog


The three sisters


Anstey Jacob


Gordon Jacob in army uniform


Gordon Jacob in uniform


Off to war


Programme card for Farewell Dinner for 18
th and 19th Royal Fusiliers, September 1916


Programme card for Farewell Dinner for 18
th and 19th Royal Fusiliers, September 1916 (reverse)


Prisoner-of-War camp Bad Colberg from a distance


Bad Colberg, near view


The Gaspers concert programme from prisoner of war camp, November 1917


Group photo from Bad Colberg


The 'orchestra' at Bad Colberg - conductor Gordon Jacob


Gordon Jacob with friends at Bad Colberg Prisoner of War camp


Red Cross postcard


Red Cross postcard (back)


The Phollies concert and party in Bad Colberg, Jacob at piano


Bad Colberg menu


Bad Colberg menu


Strohen menu


Strohen menu


Strohen menu signatures


Newspaper cutting about a fulfilled prophecy


Gordon Jacob on tour with the Morality Players


Gordon and Sidney Jacob on their wedding day


With friends at their wedding


Gordon Jacob with siblings and his wife Sidney


Gordon Jacob rolling the lawn


with Sidney in their garden


Jacob in court dress with sabre, for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II


With bassoonist Archie Camden and his wife at Gull Rock Café


Gordon and Margaret Jacob's wedding


Gordon and Margaret Jacob cutting their wedding cake


Jacob pushing baby's pram


Feeding the baby


With daughter Ruth (age 1)


With family in garden


Jacob and family


Jacob pushing daughter in swing


Playing cricket in garden with children


Gordon Jacob at the seaside


Jacob conducting in a church


Jacob conducting nuns in Southampton


Notice for Gordon Jacob's 70
th birthday concert


Jacob in his drawing room


Gordon Jacob (left centre, seated), Gerald Hoffnung (right, seated) and friends with serpents, hecklephones and hurdy-gurdy


Jacob in his garden with visitors


Jacob signing autographs at the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall


Jacob with the violist John White


Jacob and family with Geoffrey Ogram's daughters


Jacob in his study


Jacob with his daughter-in-law, Annette


National Youth Orchestra performing for Gordon Jacob's 80
th birthday


Jacob at his desk


Gordon Jacob laughing