BAYFORD LODGE - THE DAN DARE STUDIO - YEAR 1958

This page is dedicated to Joan Porter

The following booklet was gracefully given to me on April 7, 2002 by David Britton, one of the prime organizers of the Eagle Exhibitions and an avid Dan Dare collector in U.K.

This booklet commemorates the placing of a plaque on Bayford Lodge, 17th November 2001, by Bourne Hall Museum and Eagle Exhibitions in recognition of Frank Hampson and his team. All the photographs were taken in 1958 by Joan Porter, one of the original Frank Hampson studio team members. The booklet contains 10 pages of photographs never seen or published before. Since the booklet was printed in only 100 copies, it is already considered a very rare collector's item. 

Thank you for the booklet David.

Text and photographs © Joan Porter, 2001.
Designed by Howard Smith. Published by E.C. Parker Ltd., Canterbury 766555.

Here is a sample of some of the pages from the booklet

Photographing the crashed Crypt Ship for "The Man from Nowhere"
Booklet front cover page

Marcus Morris, Eagle Editor and Frank Hampson, creator of Dan Dare
Booklet second page

Joan Porter signature on a souvenir brochure no. 98, Eagle Exhibitions in 
Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport 1990

Check out: Bayford Lodge Plaque Dedication to Frank Hampson - Nov. 17, 2001