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London - Marble Arch Prior to 1954

            The Postcard

An unusual view of Marble Arch from above. The card was published by Valentine & Sons Ltd. of Dundee and London. The card is a glossy real photograph.

On the back of the card the publishers have printed:

"Marble Arch - Standing at the
North Entrance to Hyde Park.
Made of marble from Michael
Angelo's quarries - it stood at
one time at the entrance to
Buckingham Palace".

The card was posted in Croydon on Friday the 20th. August 1954 to:

Miss M. Evans,
Machynlleth,
N. Wales.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"20/8/54.
Thank you Margaret for
your letter and snaps 
I think that one is very
good of you.
No improvement in the
weather at present.
Love to all,
E. Tapper".

Marble Arch

Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 to be the state entrance to the Cour d'Honneur of Buckingham Palace; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well known balcony. 

In 1851 it was relocated, and following the widening of Park Lane in the early 1960's is now sited, incongruently isolated, on a large traffic island at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane and Edgware Road.

The traffic going round the traffic island these days is very heavy and fast-moving; don't try and cross the road to get to it - you won't make it.

David M. Clark

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, the 20th. August 1954 marked the birth in Darlington of David Millar Clark, CBE, FBA, FMedSci, FAcSS. David is a British psychologist.

David Clark's Career

David studied experimental psychology at Oxford University. He trained as a clinical psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry. He then returned to teach at Oxford University where he became a professor.

He then returned to the IOP where in 2000 he became head of psychology and founded the centre for anxiety disorders and trauma at the IOP and associated Maudsley Hospital along with fellow Oxford psychologists trauma-specialist Anke Ehlers and OCD-specialist Paul Salkovskis.

He has been a Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford since 2011 and is also National Clinical Adviser at the Department of Health.

David Clark's Research

David's clinical research and practice has mainly focused on developing cognitive models and cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders. His research has focused on panic disorder, hypochondriasis, social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder. 

Clark was strongly influenced by the American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck who made long visits to Oxford University in the 70's and 80's, whose head of psychiatry Michael Gelder strongly believed in cognitive therapy.

Honours

Clark has won numerous awards in the UK and the USA.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to mental health.

In 2016, Clark was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).
   

Taken on: December 27, 2020

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