Photographs
This is a growing collection of photographs of Paddy, his family, friends and colleagues. Most gathered from the web. All photo donations welcomed!
Paddy's SOE photo from his SOE file (from Steven Kippax)
Ill Met by Moonlight - photographs from the book by William Stanley Moss
John Chapman’s photographs of Paddy at home in Kardamyli
SOE Colleagues – a growing collection of fellow officers and men of SOE
OPRIG GAGINONANUS – some fun pictures from our competition to find the garage doors Paddy drew in In Tearing Haste.
Paddy, Debo and Charlotte Mosley, signing copies of ‘In Tearing Haste’ The letters of the Duchess of Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor, edited by Charlotte Mosley (John Murray), at Hatchards, Piccadilly. London, 4th of September 2008
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- London Library copy of Words of Mercury on lacation in the Mani. Photo (R. de Salis) August 2007
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- pebbles laid by Leigh Fermor, et al, c1970. (photo: R. de Salis, August 2007)
Assorted Photographs
“I’ve attached a photograph of Paddy & Joan’s villa at Kalymitsis which I shot from a motor-boat my wife and I had hired on Stoupa beach. I wouldn’t have published it during his life as being too intrusive. He has always seemed to me, whether he be studying, conversing, charming, carousing and now and then writing (John Murray said of him “Paddy is easily distracted”), as a man who “fills the unforgiving minute”. He has been a hero of mine since I was eleven and my dad took us to see “Ill Met by Moonlight” and I was captured by Greece, Rembetico, adventure, and at 68 I’ve a fair few adventures of my own! But, no talent to write alas, and that is the beauty of Paddy’s work that his sense of place and time are made available to us all in angelic prose not to say poetry. “ Howard Patrick
Hello
I am writing in the hope of somehow being put in touch with Sir Patrick. My grandfather often spoke of him before he died three years ago. He has several of his books and one signed by Sir Patrick. He was in intelligence during the war. I would love to find out if Sir Patrick remembers him and if he could give us any information regarding him. His name was Major Dennis Machin, sometimes known as Mike, Mick or Mad Mike.
Any help would be most appreciated.
A great fan of Sir Patricks wonderful writing.
Phil Mccarthy
Phil – sorry for the delayed reply. I don’t have any direct contact with Paddy. You could try his publisher, John Murray. You may be interested in this http://www.royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk/Sixth_Form_Curriculum/THE_MAJOR_DENNIS_MACHIN_6TH_FORM_HISTORY_ESSAY_WRITING_COMPETITION_printer.php
Phil,
I was browsing this morning in what seems a vain hope of finding out anything more about Mick’s exploits in SOE, and came across your message of last March. Whether you remember me I don’t know, but we met at his Funeral-complaining of our lack of knowledge of his exploits. I was his Nephew-by marrige-as Bobby was my Aunt.
All the best, Peter.
if you have direct contact with Patrick, i am a friend of Patricia Fermor a first cousin who resides in an Adelaide nursing home an would love to hear of his doings… their fathers were brothers!
Sorry Helen, I do not have direct contact.
Hello Helen, My mother-in-law is Beverley Williamson who is an old friend of Patricia’s. Beverly lives in Sydney and recently called Patricia to see about making a visit to Adelaide to see her. The number was disconnected, and I have been trying to see if I could find her on Bev’s behalf. This is the first time I have had any luck. Would it be possible for you to ask Patricia if she would like Bev to make contact, and if so contact me at the above email address? That would be wonderful. With many thanks.
Please contact me at hfuller@internode.on .net
I an sure patricia would be so happy to hear from her.
Sadly PLF died this year: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/8568395/Sir-Patrick-Leigh-Fermor.html and many others online
Only a mind so strong and a spirit so culturally enriched as what we find as accomplices in PLF could dream up the notion of a line in the Adriatic Sea where the Filioque drops out of the Credo (yes, I actually read this in one of his books), or that untold sequels to The Road to Oxiana were torpedoed into the deep. Such wonderment.