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- ↑ Huxley, J.S. (1970) Memories. Allen & Unwin: London ISBN 0-04-925006-X p.210.
- ↑ http://www.dartingtonarchive.org.uk/lke_pep.html Papers of Leonard Knight Elmhirst at The Dartington Hall Trust
- ↑ Huxley, ibid.
- ↑ Sampson, A. (1962) Anatomy of Britain. Hodder & Staughton: London. p.248, 454.
