The Ghosts of Happy Valley
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sex appeal ref1
sexuality ref1
Slains and see Slains
Soltau and ref1, ref2, ref3
taste in men ref1
The Bolter and ref1, ref2
trial of Broughton and ref1
‘Sallyport Papers’ ref1, ref2
Salvadori, Cynthia ref1
Satima Farm ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Satima Primary ref1, ref2
Scott, Lady ref1
Second World War, 1939–45 ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
Silence Will Speak (Trzebinski) ref1
‘Silent Witness’ (article) (Jenkins) ref1, ref2
Simons, Sheila ref1, ref2
Simpson, Wallis ref1, ref2, ref3
Slains ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32
Smith, Robert ref1
Soames, Lord ref1, ref2
Soldier Settlement Scheme, The, 1919 ref1, ref2
Soltau, Vincent ref1, ref2, ref3
‘Solved: Mystery of White Mischief Gun’ (article) (Tweedie) ref1
Somali hit man ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Somaliland ref1
South Africa ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25
Soysambu ranch ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13
Special Operations Executive (SOE) ref1, ref2
Spicer, Paul ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Spoerry, Dr Anne ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Stag’s Head Hotel, Nakuru ref1
Still Unsolved – Who Shot the Earl of Erroll (Bennett) ref1
A Stone’s Throw (Hamilton) ref1
Straight On Till Morning (Lovell) ref1, ref2
Stuart, Captain John ref1
Subukia Valley ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Sunday Nation ref1
Sunday Times ref1
Taita ref1
Tanganyika ref1
Tanzania ref1, ref2, ref3
Tatler ref1, ref2
Taveta ref1, ref2
The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice, Countess de Janzé (Spicer) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Terry, Ray ref1
They Made it Their Home ref1
Thika Falls ref1
Thompson, Dr Roy ref1
Thompson, Marjory ref1
Thomson, Joseph ref1, ref2
Thomson’s Falls ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Thuku, Harry ref1
Tomlin, Linda ref1
Torr’s Hotel ref1
Trafford, Tony ref1, ref2, ref3
Treetops Hotel ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Trench, Dan ref1
Trzebinski, Errol ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13
Turasha River ref1
Uganda ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Vaughan, John ref1
Victoria, Queen ref1
Vidor, Trudy ref1
Villa Buzza ref1
Wahome ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Wairimu, Esther ref1
Wakuluzu Friends of Colobus Trust ref1
Walbeoffe, Sophie ref1, ref2, ref3
Wallace, Euan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Wallace, David ref1, ref2, ref3
Wallace, Fabian ref1, ref2
Wallace, Gerald (Gee) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Wanjohi Farm ref1, ref2, ref3
Wanjohi Polo Club ref1
Wanjohi town ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Wanjohi Valley ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21
Wanjohi, River ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
War Office ref1, ref2
Ward, Roddy ref1
Waterloo House ref1, ref2
Watkins, Elizabeth ref1
Watson, Diana ref1, ref2
Watson, Malcolm ref1, ref2, ref3
Watt, Stewart ref1
Watts, Ron ref1
Waugh, Evelyn ref1
Weekly Telegraph ref1
West with the Night (Markham) ref1
White Man’s Country (Huxley) ref1
White Mischief (Fox) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21
White Roots in Africa (Smith) ref1
Wilberforce, William ref1
Wilks (maid) ref1, ref2
Wisdom, Alan ref1, ref2, ref3
Wolseley-Lewis, Arthur ref1
Women’s League ref1
World Bank ref1, ref2
Wright, Ernest Hay ‘Sandy’ ref1
List of Illustrations
1. Left to right: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Jos Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Cockie Birkbeck, Princess Philippe de Bourbon, Nellie Grant; in front of Slains, 1924.
2. Clouds, Lady Idina’s third home in Happy Valley, 1930s.
3. Lady Idina Gordon and the Hon. Josslyn Hay in Italy, soon after their engagement, September 1923.
4. Gilbert and Diana Colville at the Djinn Palace, Oserian, late 1940s.
5. David Begg and Jimmy Bird, 1946.
6. Lady Colville’s Gilgil Hotel, 1928.
7. Sir Jock and Diana Broughton’s house, Karen, in 2010.
8. Delap’s stone house at Rayetta Farm, early 1950s.
9. Bill Delap, circa late 1940s.
10. Delap’s first wooden house at Rayetta in 2000.
11. House at Slains in the 1940s with Aberdare forest behind.
12. Lyduska Hornik at Slains farm, circa 1946.
13. Solomon on the windowsill at Slains, 2000.
14. Juliet on the top step at Slains, 2011.
15. The old dairy at Slains, 2011.
16. Giuliana Moretti at Slains, in the late 1950s.
17. Alice de Janzé’s first wooden house in 2011.
18. Alice de Janzé in court, December 1927.
19. The old man who built Sir John Ramsden’s and Alice de Janzé’s houses, in 2001.
20. The old Wanjohi road with the Aberdares to the left, and the foothills of Kipipiri to the right.
21. Danson Mwaura, who buried Alice, showing her grave site in 2001.
22. Sir John Ramsden’s Kipipri house, 2011.
23. Facing West from Kipipiri House, 1930’s.
24. Left to right (adults): Derek Fisher, Katinka Ramsden (John’s wife), ‘Chops’ Ramsden, John Ramsden (son of Chops) at Kipipiri, 1936.
25. Tobina Cole and Diana Hay, October 1932.
26. Giles Cartwright and dog Flora, in front of Kipipri House, circa 1930.
27. Facing West from Kipipiri House, 2011.
28. Geoffrey Buxton’s Satima House taken from the back, 2011.
29. Geoffrey Buxton’s Satima House taken from the front, 2011.
30. The sweeping view towards Fergusson’s house from Morgan-Grenville’s former garden, 2011.
31. An artist’s impression of Morgan-Grenville’s former house, in the 1940s.
32. Solomon in Morgan-Grenville’s garden, beside the river that ran beneath the house, 2011.
33. No money for repairs, but time to smile.
34. The Leslie-Melville/Miller house at Airdrie Farm, 2001.
35. Ketai Farm, initially Charles Gordon’s, and old house, recently renovated, with Aberdares in background, 2011.
36. Elizabeth Nuthu at Clouds, 2011.
37. Idina in the courtyard at Clouds, late 1940s.
38. Tap above Idina’s famous bath at Clouds, 2011.
39. Sketch by Sophie Walbeoffe, of Idina in drawing room at Clouds, 2011.
40. Mzee Nuthu and grandchildren in front of gate houses at Clouds, 2000.
41. A Nuthu grandson in the courtyard at Clouds.
42. Mau Mau veterans at Kipipiri, 2012.
43. Solomon and fires on the Aberdares, 2000.
44. Juliet and Grace Nuthu in front of Clouds, with Kipipiri behind, 2011.
45. ‘The Great Road of China’ 2011.
1. Left to right: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Jos Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Cockie Birkbeck, Princess Philippe de Bourbon, Nellie Grant; in front of Slains, 1924. © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
2. Clouds, Lady Idina’s third home in Happy Valley, 1930s. Courtesy of Lyduska Piotto
3. Lady Idina Gordon and the Hon. Josslyn Hay in Italy, soon after their engagement, September 1923. © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
4. Gilbert and Diana Colville at the Djinn Palace, Oserian, late 1940s. Courtesy of Janie Begg
5. David Begg and Jimmy Bird, 1946. Courtesy of Janie Begg
6. Lady Colville’s Gilgil Hotel, 1928. Courtesy of Janie Begg
7. Sir Jock and Diana Broughton’s house, Karen, in 2010. Author’s collection
8. Delap’s stone house at Rayetta Farm, early 1950s. Courtesy of Maureen Delap
9. Bill Delap, circa late 1940s. Courtesy of Maureen Delap
10. Delap’s first wooden house at Rayetta in 2000. Author’s collection
11. House at Slains in the 1940s with Aberdare forest behind. Courtesy of Lyduska Piotto
12. Lyduska Hornik at Slains farm, circa 1946. Courtesy of Lyduska Piotto
13. Solomon on the windowsill at Slains, 2000. Author’s collection
14. Juliet on the top step at Slains, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
15. The old dairy at Slains, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
16. Giuliana Moretti at Slains, in the late 1950s. Courtesy of Dianella Moretti-Proske
17. Alice de Janzé’s first wooden house in 2011. Nigel Pavitt
18. Alice de Janzé in court, December 1927. © Bettmann/CORBIS
19. The old man who built Sir John Ramsden’s and Alice de Janzé’s houses, in 2001. Author’s collection
20. The old Wanjohi road with the Aberdares to the left, and the foothills of Kipipiri to the right. Author’s collection
21. Danson Mwaura, who buried Alice, showing her grave site in 2001. Author’s collection
22. Sir John Ramsden’s Kipipri house, 2011. Author’s collection
23. Facing West from Kipipiri House, 1930’s. Courtesy of Tobina Cole
24. Left to right (adults): Derek Fisher, Katinka Ramsden (John’s wife), ‘Chops’ Ramsden, John Ramsden (son of Chops) at Kipipiri, 1936. Courtesy of Tobina Cole
25. Tobina Cole and Diana Hay, October 1932. Courtesy of Tobina Cole
26. Giles Cartwright and dog Flora, in front of Kipipri House, circa 1930. Courtesy of Tobina Cole
27. Facing West from Kipipiri House, 2011. Author’s collection
28. Geoffrey Buxton’s Satima House taken from the back, 2011. Author’s collection
29. Geoffrey Buxton’s Satima House taken from the front, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
30. The sweeping view towards Fergusson’s house from Morgan-Grenville’s former garden, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
31. An artist’s impression of Morgan-Grenville’s former house, in the 1940s. Courtesy of Richard Morgan-Grenville
32. Solomon in Morgan-Grenville’s garden, beside the river that ran beneath the house, 2011. Veronica Finch
33. No money for repairs, but time to smile. Nigel Pavitt
34. The Leslie-Melville/Miller house at Airdrie Farm, 2001. Author’s collection
35. Ketai Farm, initially Charles Gordon’s, and old house, recently renovated, with Aberdares in background, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
36. Elizabeth Nuthu at Clouds, 2011. Veronica Finch
37. Idina in the courtyard at Clouds, late 1940s. Courtesy of Lyduska Piotto
38. Tap above Idina’s famous bath at Clouds, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
39. Sketch by Sophie Walbeoffe, of Idina in drawing room at Clouds, 2011. Author’s collection
40. Mzee Nuthu and grandchildren in front of gate houses at Clouds, 2000. Author’s collection
41. A Nuthu grandson in the courtyard at Clouds. Author’s collection
42. Mau Mau veterans at Kipipiri, 2012. Author’s collection
43. Solomon and fires on the Aberdares, 2000. Author’s collection
44. Juliet and Grace Nuthu in front of Clouds, with Kipipiri behind, 2011. Nigel Pavitt
45. ‘The Great Road of China’ 2011. Author’s collection
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