TabletAnne also had to find the material a suitable home and was recommended to approach the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum in Bristol. She successfully raised over £600 from birthday money, fund-raising and gifts from well-wishers and in 2002 the Collection was transported from her house in Newport, South Wales, to the museum close to Temple Meads Station.

She had been promised a good home for the valuable archive where it would be on display, as well as available for research. Initially it was housed in a room of its own but this was not to last; it became clear to her that the museum was reluctant to house the Collection which was finally placed in a container in the car park, where even she was not allowed to see the contents

It had been suggested that a museum in the United States might be a suitable home for the Collection but understandably Anne was loath to send it there. As the vast amount of material was assembled by Jerome in South Wales she felt that it should stay where he lived all his life, or at least be kept in the United Kingdom. The latest news is that Anne has retrieved everything from Bristol and is storing it, temporarily, in her Newport home.


If there is any way in which you can help make Anne's dream come true please contact her on
(01633) 781612 or email gatehousecollection@ntlworld.com or post to
67 Hoskins Street, Newport, NP20 5LA