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Burn Bullock wedding

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Mitcham Advertiser – Thursday 11 March 1926

BURN BULLOCK MARRIED

Mitcham Cricketer’s Quiet Wedding at Croydon.

Beginning a New Career in Norfolk.

Owing to the recent serious illness of the bride’s mother the wedding of Mr. Burn. W. Bullock, the well known Mitcham and Surrey professional, and only son of Mr. Burnett Bullock, of Arundel, London-road, to Miss Lilian Card, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Card, of 4, Langdale-avenue, Mitcham, was a very quiet celebration.

It took place at the Croydon Registry Office at eleven o’clock on Monday morning. The witnesses were Mr. Burnett Bullock, honorary secretary of Mitcham Cricket Club, Mr. E. G. Card and Miss Bullock. The bride was married in her going away dress — a marocain frock (wine colour), fur coat and hat to match.

Burn Bullock could not have won a more popular Mitcham bride. On the Cricket Green she has been the “personality” at the tea tent for several seasons and at the annual meeting of the Mitcham Cricket Club a few weeks ago she was specially thanked for her services.

Mr. and Mrs. Card were in business as caterers and confectioners opposite the Green for about four years, and their shop was the rendezvous of many cricketers. Three weeks ago Mrs. Card underwent a serious operation and is still far from recovered, consequently the wedding was celebrated as quietly as possible. There was no reception.

The same afternoon the bride and bridegroom left Mitcham for Norwich, where the honeymoon is being spent. Afterwards they will go to their pretty home near Old Buckenham Hall, Attleborough, Norfolk, where the bridegroom begins a new career in April as professional to a first class club closely associated with the Norfolk County Club,

The happy and widely popular couple were the recipients of a large number of presents, including gifts from prominent sportsmen in Mitcham, at the Oval and elsewhere.

There is no need to recapitulate Burn Bullock’s cricketing record, which is well known to all local sportsmen and was recently given in full in the “Advertiser.” The regret expressed by London newspapers that Surrey has allowed so promising a young cricketer to be captured by another club is the best testimonial to his cricketing ability. Last season was one of his best, it is interesting to recall that one of his highest scores was against the County he will probably play for later. At the Oval he hit 95 against Norfolk in terrific style. One ball went into the Press box and another into a “pub” ! His highest score is 153 against Cambridgeshire. Bullock spent four seasons altogether at the Oval, first as amateur then as professional. He skippered the Second XI on many occasions.

Just before leaving for Nortfolk Burn told the “Advertiser” that he hopes to play for Mitcham in August.

The Mitcham Cricket Club’s present was a fine pair of entree dishes.

Notes:

The 1925 street directory shows Mr Edwin George CARD at 4 Langdale Avenue.

‘Arundel’, London Road was between where Armfield Crescent is today and the Baptist Church, according to the 1925 street directory, although Burnett Bullock (senior) has moved next door to Milburn House (or was his address reported incorrectly?).

Acme Printing Works (A.H. Ellis, proprietor)
(Arundel), Reverend William K. ROBERTS
(Milburn house), Burnett BULLOCK
(Elm cottage), William CORNISH, nursery-man
Mitcham Baptist Church

Alexander Koolman

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According to Wikipedia, Alexander C. Koolman RBA MSIA (1907–1998) was an English portrait and figure painter who worked predominantly in oil and pastels.

This newspaper article from the 19th March 1925 issue of the Mitcham Advertiser, refers to him as Alec, and tells of him having attended Singlegate School and of him winning a scholarship at the age of 17 for the Patrick Allan Fraser Art College.

YOUNG MITCHAM ARTIST.

Alec Koolman’s Achievement and Promise.

Alexander C. Koolman, of 1, Robinson-road, Collier’s Wood, a former scholar of Singlegate School, Mitcham, who, as stated in the “Advertiser” last week, was awarded the Patrick Allan Fraser Art Scholarship by the trustees of the college of that name, mainly for his clever black and white work, is already in residence at the college, Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland.

The scholarship, of which only four are awarded annually, gives four years’ training, with residence, board and clothing free, in a beautiful old building, formerly a castle, amidst very romantic surroundings. Writing to his mother at the week-end the talented young artist, who is 17 years of age, expressed his delight with his surroundings and prospects.

Koolman, who owes a good deal to the personal interest of Mr. Archibald Dall, the head master of Singlegate School, and also to Mr. Taylor, his class teacher, both of whom encouraged him and helped him in his early attempts with the pencil, gained a scholarship from Singlegate to Wimbledon Art School in his 14th year. At Wimbledon his superior talent was quickly recognised and he passed quickly from stage to stage to the life class. The Wimbledon school can boast another young pupil who gained an Allan Fraser Art Scholarship at the same time, T. Burdon, a lad of 16. He accompanied Koolman to the college.

“Alec was always drawing something when he was quite a mite,” Mrs. Koolman told the “Advertiser” representative, “ and one of his first sketches to show talent was of his officer uncle, which he drew stealthily while lying on the sitting-room floor. That was in wartime. It was the very image of his uncle, too.”

Koolman’s chief interest is in black and white work, and it is his aim to become a successful illustrator of books and magazines. He shows a decided gift for humorous work as well and has a fair sense of colour, but so far he has not betrayed much interest in that department of art. Some of his first attempts at caricature were on members the Tooting and Mitcham Amateur Boxing Club and local football clubs.

In portraiture his work, so far, varies considerably. One delightful little sketch shown to the “Advertiser” representative was of a neighbour’s four-year old child, Beryl Hateley. The “ likeness ” was caught with considerable skill, and the line work was free and delicately expressed. In figure work the young artist has also a grasp of technique and a sense of form, and when given the opportunity, as shown in a sketch of a bungalow from a bare plan, he can use his imagination with effect.

Singlegate School is very proud of its promising young artist.