--- title: "World Vegetarian Congress, Stonehouse 1947: Postcard and Group Photographs - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "World Vegetarian Congress, Stonehouse 1947: Postcard and Group Photographs: Large pictures The postcard below was contributed by Bruce Webbe whilst researching his family history. He adds (possibly the wording on the other side of the card): The Union meets about every three years." url: "https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3805-congress-wvc47-card.html" date: "2026-11-06T00:51:21+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # World Vegetarian Congress, Stonehouse 1947: Postcard and Group Photographs **Large pictures** *The postcard below was contributed by Bruce Webbe whilst researching his family history. He adds (possibly the wording on the other side of the card):* The Union meets about every three years. Each meeting is in a different location in the world. In 1947 the 11th International Vegetarian Union Congress took place at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, England. Earnest Albert Webbe, depicted in the lower left corner, attended the meeting as a delegate. ![Eden Camp](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc47/postcard.jpg) The photos below are two halves of the same wider picture, sent by Jan Stastny in Prague: ![](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc47/delegates2.jpg) *Back row:* Mr K.J.Mellbye, Mr J.Pedersen, Mr E.Just, Mr S.A.Hurren, Mr C.Mallalieu, Mr S.Taylor, Mr Kaj Dessau, Mr W.Shrigley, Mrs Elsie Shrigley, Mr E.T.Smith, Mr T.F.Rawls, Mrs T.F.Rawls, Mr A.Millwood, Mr Are Waerland, Mr D.Slater, Mr N.Neilson, Mr G.Hedfors, Mrs S.Healey, Mr G.van Nederveen. *Third row:* Mr I.H.Sercombe, Miss I.Gibbs, Mrs E.G.Griffiths, Miss Moira Henry, Miss Mia Cram, Mrs A.Pugh, Mr G.R.Axon, Mrs C.Mallalieu, Mr J.Stevens, Miss F.M.C.Bradfield, Mr D'Arcy Denny, Mr A.J.Perroud, Mrs J.H.Bolt, Mr H.H.Jones, Mrs Howell Ritson, Mr Howell Ritson, Miss R.J.Beunning, Mr M.Karlson, Mr C.J.Hansen, Mr C.Schelin, Mr W.Heeley. *Second row:* Miss E.M.Allan, Mr Dugald Semple, Mr G.A.Henderson, Miss A.M.Hill, Miss M.Wilkinson, Mrs A.Calder, Mrs G.R.Axon, Miss I.Pederson, Mrs H.H.Jones, Mrs R.Walker with Susan on her knee, Mr Roy Walker, Mrs Mary Wyatt, Mr J.H.Bolt, Mr W.A.Sibly (President), Mr Oluf Egerod, Mrs van Borrendam, Mr J.Hough, Mr T.Latham, Mrs T.Latham, Miss Wlliams, Mrs Marion Reid, Mr John Reid. *Front row:* Dr H.J.Rogler, Mr E.A.Webbe, Mrs V.W.Bricker, Miss D.Reeves, Dr T.Kaayk, Mrs A.Reid, Mr E.M.Vonka, Mrs G.H.Hunter, Mr G.H.Hunter, Miss Valerie Healey, Mr D.Watson, Mr J.J.Kooymans, Mrs S.Taylor, Mr J.A.van Beemen, Mr J.Borovoy. ![](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc47/delegates3.jpg) A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. 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