As a golden wedding anniversary gift, Phil and Jill's children organised a family portrait photograph. It featured the couple’s children (David, twins Kenton and Shula, and Elizabeth) and grandchildren (Pip, Josh, Ben, Dan, and twins Lily and Freddie). Ruth, Nigel and Alistair were also in it but Kathy, Kenton’s partner at the time, was not included. Nor, was Meriel, his daughter in New Zealand.
When it came to ordering the print Kenton made the error or ordering in inches when he thought it was in centimetres. As a result the photograph was huge and its subjects almost life size.
When Phil and Jill got the portrait home to Glebe Cottage, they found it was too big for above the fireplace. They decided the best place for it was by the staircase but then after a great effort to hang it, Jill decided it looked preposterous from the bottom of the stairs. It ended up on display in the conservatory.
When Carol Tregorran moved into Glebe Cottage seven years later the giant photo was still there. At her request, Kenton removed it and stored it away.
