Comments on: Battle of Britain lace on display on Wednesday 15 September

By: Rowan F. Renouf

Rowan F. Renouf — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:18:13 +0000

Thanks Adele. The Auckland War Memorial Museum have the perfect place to hang the lace panel on the wall next to the Spitfire on the first floor. It should really be framed and mounted behind glass to preserve and protect it in perpetuity. We await their decision.

By: Adele

Adele — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:21:50 +0000

I acknowledge any family who can kindly donate such a lovely item as this to a Museum, its a wonderful piece of lace, and from Nottingham one of lace cities of England, Honiton, in Devon was another area for lace… thank you.

By: Rowan F. Renouf

Rowan F. Renouf — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:27:03 +0000

As descendants of the late Mr FC Renouf (who donated the above lace paneI to the Wellington Museum in 1949) I can confirm that there is another of these lace panels held by the Renouf family. Our grandfather was an importer and distributor of Nottingham laces in NZ and represented Dobsons & M. Browne Ltd for many years. He was given two of these magnificent lace panels after WW2. The second panel has been offered to the Auckland War Memorial Museum for display, and we await confirmation of their interest in doing so…

By: Brian Farr

Brian Farr — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:13:34 +0000

Congratulations to Te Papa for displaying the lace.
I should point out that only the Jacquard, consisting of some 40,000 punched cards was destroyed. (not the actual looms)
To date, 30 of them have been located.

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:06:13 +0000

would love to see this piece of lace, its so beautiful… Terry also managed an airfield in UK when he retired.. his brother was also in the RAF, and was a POW.. shot down in 1941.. my late father was in RAF/RCAF during the War, luckily not shot down but flew over Germany a lot.. I shall be up in Masterton on Weds. laying Rosemary at the Centotaph in memory of the men who fought for Battle of Britain..

By: jane keig

jane keig — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:45:18 +0000

Thanks Adele, sounds like he was a lucky man to have survived after being in the Channel waters. Great to hear that it didn’t dampen his flying aspiratiopns and I hope he makes it to his local commemorative service on Wednesday!

By: adele pentony-graham

adele pentony-graham — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:40:31 +0000

One of my relations, fought in Battle of Britain, he was in the RAF over there, sadly shot down, and remained a POW, he is still alive, Terence Kane. His letter says, learnt to fly, became a fighter pilot and was shot down over the Channel in September 1940, was saved a watery grave by a German craft and spent the rest of the war in Prison. He stayed in the RAF after the War, became a Wing Commander and retired in 1974.