Archive Documentation.
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Number | Type | Sub Type | Source | Date | Location | Description | Links |
1 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | May 1966 | East Court Range | Three men (??, Arnold Kelf, Charles Beard) digging out the foundations for the clubhouse | ||
2 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | November 1966 | East Court Range | Charles Beard looking out over the car park and partially built clubhouse | ||
3 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | November 1966 | East Court Range | Charles Beard looking out over the car park and partially built clubhouse | 75 | |
4 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | Bisley? | View down the firing point of a large outdoor range. Kit laid out on the firing points, potentially during change of targets | |||
5 | Document | Membership card | Felbridge & District Rifle Club | 1964 | Charles Beard's F&DRC membership card | ||
6 | Document | Membership card | Felbridge & District Rifle Club | 1986 | Charles Beard's F&DRC membership card | ||
7 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 28 March 1968 | East Court Range | Big shots' on target with new HQ - history of club in run up to opening. Accompanied by picture of Charles Beard, picture of Club members in 1946, picture of people in the armoury. | ||
(*)8 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 30 May 1968 | East Court Range | MP on target at range opening - Offical opening of the club by Geoffrey Johnson Smith. Accompanied by pictures of the first shot and checking the score afterwards | 21, 73 | |
(*)9 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Charles Beard and Geoffrey Johnson Smith looking at rifle on firing point, surrounded by club members | ||
(*)10 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Charles Beard, Gwynn Powell and Geoffrey Johnson Smith looking at target on the gold plate during opeing of club. Mike Judson in background, left. See 8. | ||
(*)11 | Photograph | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith lying on firing point and looking down range, surrounded by club members | 13 | ||
(*)12 | Photograph | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith and club members on firing point | |||
(*)13 | Article | East Grinstead Observer | May 1968 | East Court Range | MP opens rifle club's new HQ with a bull - opening of club. Accompanied by photo of John Smith on firing point and picture of youngest member, Christine Ann Beard, 13. | 11, 14 | |
(*)14 | Photograph | East Grinstead Observer | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Christine Ann Beard, 13, in the kitchen. Youngest member of the club. | 13 | |
15 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 16 January 1969 | East Court Range | Two photos with captions - Charles Beard and E. E. Phillpot sorting cards in the Stats Office; Committee members inspecting club equipment before New Year Shoot (J. Francis, Colin Stoyles, Arnold Kelf, E. 'Ted' Eldred, Joyce Eldred). | 16 | |
16 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | January 1969 | East Court Range | Charles Beard and E. E. Phillpot sorting cards in the Stats Office | 15 | |
17 | Article | East Grinstead Observer | May 1968 | East Court Range | The Fighting Spirit Lives On… - general account of history and success of club. Accompanied by picture of shooters on indoor range. | 18 | |
18 | Photograph | East Grinstead Observer | May 1968 | East Court Range | Seven shooters on indoor range | 17 | |
19 | Photograph | East Grinstead Observer | East Court Range | Four shooters on indoor range | |||
(*)20 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith on firing point surrounded by club members | ||
21 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 30 May 1968 | East Court Range | Outdoor Range for Rifle Club Soon - Account of AGM 1968, accompanied by picture of F&DRC award winners and their trophies at the annual meeting | 8 | |
(*)22 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith and four club members (Dave 'Farmer' Smith, Daphne Taylor, Richard Archer(?) and Harry Latham) in front of the Stats Office | ||
23 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 10 October 1968 | Busmen Win Trophy - East Grinstead London Transport rifle shooting team won London Transport's Victory Shield, coached by Charles Beard (and trained at F&DRC?) | |||
24 | Article | 1968 | Record entries for Felbridge - Account of success of summer shooting and hope for winter | ||||
25 | Article | 7 April 1984 | Tight Smallbore Cards - Account of club hosting Sussex indoor finals | ||||
26 | Photograph | 1969 | East Court Range | Clubs members (Harry Humphrey, Richard Nichols, Charlies Beard, Brian Stanner, ?, ?) at work, digging out a drainage ditch (?) | |||
27 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | 1967 | East Court Range | Partially built clubhouse - brickwork halfway up windows | ||
28 | Photograph | 1969 | East Court Range | Tractor parked on the road, moving concrete slabs for the wall down the side of the range, and three men. | |||
29 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | 1968 | East Court Range | Charles Beard at the far end of the 25yd range, sorting out the wires for the target movers | ||
30 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | 1969 | East Court Range | Four men (Ken Nichols, Mike Judson, Richard Nichols, Charles Beard) and a woman (Joyce Eldred) having a tea break during construction of the concrete wall down the side of the range | ||
31 | Photograph | East Court Range | Charles Beard digging out undergrowth in the path of the concrete wall around the outside of the range | ||||
32 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | Felbridge Hotel | Gwynn Powell, Charles Beard, Brigadier Sir Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts, E. G. 'Ted' Eldred, Ken Nichols at annual dinner/trophy presentation for Sussex, with photograph | 72 | ||
33 | Photograph | East Grinstead Observer | Daphne Taylor, ?, Charles Beard, Gwynne Powell, Jean Fuzard, Ted Eldred with a selection of trophies | ||||
34 | Photograph | 1969 | East Court Range | Three men (Tim Avery(?), ?, Arnold Kelf) sliding concrete slab into place in the wall of the outdoor range | |||
35 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | East Court Range | Portait photograph of Charles Beard in NSRA suit jacket/tie | |||
36 | Photograph | East Court Range | Man and dog in what would become the car park out front of the clubhouse | ||||
37 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | Previous Clubhouse | Large group of people posed for group photo in front of noticeboards in a previous F&DRC clubhouse (clock has club name on it) | |||
38 | Document | Letter | Small Arms Supply Co. London | 13 August 1957 | London | Letter from Small Arms Supply Co. London, to Charles Beard, congratulating him on getting highest possible score with their ammunition | |
39 | Photograph | Bisley? | View down grassy area between firing points and row of tents, people wandering, Union Jack flying | ||||
40 | Article | The Rifleman | Autumn 1973 | East Court Range | Account of successful AGM and award giving, accompanied by group picture of many with their prizes | ||
41 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | East Court Range | Account of successful Christmas Shoot, accompanied by group picture of shooters (right: Gerald Skinner) holding up the novelty targets | |||
42 | Photograph | 1972 | Titled Surrey K.O. Champions 1972, team photograph of Fred Greaves, Charles Beard, Gwynn Powell, E. G. 'Ted' Eldred, Dave 'Farmer' Smith | 43 | |||
43 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 1972 | Riflemen KO Home Guard to Take County Cup - Account of success at county competition | 42 | ||
44 | Photograph | E. G. Eldred | The City of London Cup, on table against curtains (award ceremony somewhere?) | ||||
45 | Article | 1972 | East Court Range | Charlie Collects Three Trophies - Account of 1972 prizegiving, accompanied by portrait of Charles Beard, A. Kelf receiving silver tray from Gwynn Powell to mark 26 years with the club | |||
46 | Article | East Court Range | Christmas Shoot Is A Hit - Account of successful shoot, accompanied by photo of Charles Beard and three shooters on indoor range | ||||
(*)47 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Charles Beard's parents at a table in what's now the airgun range | ||
(*)48 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | View over packed clubhouse (facing front door from what's now airgun range | ||
(*)49 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | View over packed clubhouse (facing Stat's Office from what's now airgun range | ||
(*)50 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Five men in suits, one holding up the golden plate shot to officially open the club | ||
51 | Photograph | 1955 | Bisley | Five men in front of row of tents in Bisley | |||
52 | Photograph | 17 April 1977 | East Court Range | Charles Beard (Dad) and Maisie Wells on FP 17 and 18 on outdoor range | |||
53 | Photograph | 1955 | Bisley | Large cup among prize display in tent (Queen Alex?) | |||
54 | Photograph | 1957 | Bossom Cup County Team 1957 - team photo of twenty people | ||||
(+)55 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Group of people in rubble of building | ||||
(+)56 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Rubble of building | ||||
(+)57 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Rubble of building | ||||
(+)58 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Rubble of building | ||||
(+)59 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | People in front of partially built clubhouse | ||||
(+)60 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | People in front of partially built clubhouse | ||||
(+)61 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Rubble of building | ||||
(+)62 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Group of people in rubble of building | ||||
(+)63 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Group of people in rubble of building | ||||
(*)64 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith and others in Stat's Office | ||
(*)65 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Group of women seated by entrance to stairs, 25yd targets handing on wall | ||
(*)66 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Group of men at refreshment table near front door | ||
(*)67 | Photograph | Charles Beard | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Group of people at table in what's now airgun range | ||
68 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | Group of people seated on firing point (possible post-competition photo) | ||||
69 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Group photo with two competition cups (post-competition?) | ||||
70 | Photograph | Previous Clubhouse | Large group of people | ||||
71 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | Felbridge Hotel | Brigadier Sir Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts giving Charles Beard a badge at Sussex County Dinner | |||
72 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | Felbridge Hotel | Gwynn Powell, Charles Beard, Brigadier Sir Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts, E. G. Eldred, K. Nichols at annual dinner/trophy presentation for Sussex | 32 | ||
(*)73 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | 25 May 1968 | East Court Range | Geoffrey Johnson Smith on firing point taking first shot surrounded by club members | 8 | |
74 | Photograph | East Grinstead Courier | Previous Clubhouse | Group of people with two competition cups (celebratory?) | |||
75 | Article | East Grinstead Courier | 6 November 1966 | East Court Range | Rifle Club Is Well On Its Way To Having The Best Range in County - account of plans for the future build of the club, accompanied by photo of Charles Beard looking out over car park in front of paritally built clubhouse | 2, 3 |