Date:1897
Description:In 1897 Lieutenant Lempriere of Handsworth - the renowned aeronaut - decidd to stand as a councillor for the Soho Ward of Handsworth Council. Despite running a high profile campaign, including leaflets dropped from his balloon, he failed to get elected.
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In this image you can see one of Lempriere's assistants preparing to drop from the balloon. During his ...
Lempriere was a keen raconteur and storyteller and here he recounts, in a 1926 interview with Harry ...
In 1897 Lempriere decided to try and follow his father onto Handsworth Council and stood as an "absolutely ...
Photograph of balloon ascent, recorded as:"Lieut. Lempriere, Grand Gala, York, 1921" Lieutenant Lempriere, ...
It is not stated where this balloon is in flight but it was taken at one of Lieutenant Lempriere's balloon ...
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Image courtesy of: Birmingham City Archives
Donor ref:Lempriere Archive MS1575 Box 1/2 Archives Dept. (6/4217)
Source: Birmingham City Archives
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