Of Christchurch. Solicitor. Mountaineering in the Southern Alps in the 1930s, with his son Desmond. Appeared in Ngaio Marsh play 'Exit Sir Derek' in 1935. Married to Christabel Mary Wells. One son, Roy Stanley Desmond, and two daughters, Celia Stephanie, and Alma Lesley Floris.
Twyneham, Roy, 1885-1966
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Pascoe album 4
Date: [Between 1926? and 1937]
From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives
By: Ambras, Walter Frederick, 1888?-1970; Clark, Richard E, active 1931-1961; Kennedy, William Alexander, 1865-1950; Speight, Robert, 1867-1949
Reference: PA1-o-409
Description: Photographs taken by John Pascoe and others in the Southern Alps, particularly Canterbury and Westland regions. They include groups of mountaineers; views of mountain ranges, glaciers and valleys; mountain huts and life enjoyed by mountaineers. Many images show climbers exploring new routes in the Southern Alps, and first ascents of various mountains, including Mount Farrer (by N. Barker & G.D.T Hall, 27.12.1935); exploration of the "Adams ice-world" (from 27th-30th December 1935); Mount Kensington (28.12.1935); Mount Hulka (28.12.1935); Guardian Peak (30.12.1935); Speculation Hill (1.1.1936); exploration of Hot Spring Creek headwaters (2.1.1936); Tent Peak, Arrowsmith Range (Jan. 1931); Cloudy Peak (by B.A. Barrer & F.R. Askin, 28.12.1931); The Marquee (Easter 1932); the first crossing of the Lyall-Lawrence watershed (solo trip by F. Ambrose, 1926?); and the second ascent of Mount Arrowsmith (by Evan Wilson, J. Wilson, & A. Anderson, Jan. 1931). Several photographs show methods of crossing rivers, particularly in gorges, and in flood situations; and several show the suspension bridge in the Wataroa (Whataroa) Gorge, built by miners in 1906). McRae's Hut was located in Clyde Valley, Canterbury. Abandoned in 1890. Photographed by J D Pascoe in 1930s, and again in 1961. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with black cover; "J.D. Pascoe" lettered in gold in lower right-hand corner; [236 p.]; 26.5 x 32.5 cm
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Scene from Exit Sir Derek
Date: 1935
From: Fox, Sylvia :Photographs of plays and actors from the Estate of Dame Ngaio Marsh
Reference: PAColl-0957-03
Description: Scene from 1935 production of 'Exit Sir Derek' by Ngaio Marsh. The cast are (from right): Betty Cotterill, Noni Wright, Professor Lewis Pocock, Dundas Walker, Roy Twyneham, Harold Taylor Smith and Judith Barker. Phiotograph taken 1935 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.7 x 20.8 cm