British Empire Title


Dr William Edward Glover's Photos of Nigeria during the Interwar Years


After the war, Dr Glover appears to have returned with his wife initially back to Port Harcourt where he had started his Colonial Office career in 1913 and from their worked to support the Udi and Enugu settlements where the coal mining industry was growing rapidly. He then spent some time in Abak. From 1922 until 1924 he was posted in Ikot-Ekpene. From 1925 he was posted to Abeokuta for a year or two. From 1926 he is posted to Itu until 1929. From 1929 to May 1931 he is posted to Ibadan. From 1933/4 until 1936 he is working on the coast at Calabar. His final position from 1936 until 1939 is in Lagos as the Deputy Director of Medical Services for the Colony of Nigeria.
European Hospital, Port Harcourt Udi Coal Mine, 1919
Udi Colliery Manager, 1919
The Grotto, Enugu Women Traders at Lagos
Court House and Native Barracks, Abak
The District Officer's House, Abak Cricket at Abak
Mrs Glover
Dr Glover's House at Ikot-Ekpene, c1922 Dr Glover's House at Ikot-Ekpene, c1924
Ikot-Ekpene, 1924
Egbo Players at Ikot-Ekpene Sunday Morning at Ikot-Ekpene
Cricket at Ikot-Ekpene
Father Cocquard's Hospital, Abeokuta, 1925 Father Cocquard with Midwives in Training
Hostel and out-patient block of Coquard's Hospital, 1925
Baptist Mission, Abeokuta, 1925 District Officer's House, Abeokuta, 1925
Dr Glover's House, Abeokuta, 1925
District Officer's Office, Abeokuta, 1925 Abeokuta Palace
Abeokuta Mission and Hospital
Wedding at Itu, 1926 Cross River at Itu, 1927
Dr Glover's Car and Driver
New Car Arrives in Nigeria Driving in Colonial Nigeria
Fancy Dress Dinner and Dance, 1929
European Hospital at Ibadan, 1930 Senior Medical Officer's House, Ibadan
Council Hall, Ibadan
Ibadan Ayeye Market Festival at Ibadan, 1931
Oshun River Bridge, Ibadan
Fancy Dress Dance at Ibadan Cricket at Ibadan
Ibadan Spring Race Meeting, 1931
European Hospital at Ibadan, 1930 Locust Swarms at Ibadan, 1930
International Soccer at Lagos
Dr Glover's House in Calabar, 1934 Calabar 1934
Wedding in Nigeria
Sports at Calabar Tennis at African Club at Calabar, 1936
Cricket Team, 1936
Dr Glover's Farewell Reception at Calabar Lagos from the Air, c1937
Government House, Lagos
Farewell Reception, 1936 Medical Headquarters at Lagos, 1936
Macgregor Canal, Lagos
Nigeria Regiment Chief Justice of Nigeria
Medical Conference in Lagos, 1938
Calabar 1954


Nigeria | Dr William Edward Glover's Photographs


Armed Forces | Art and Culture | Articles | Biographies | Colonies | Discussion | Glossary | Hiking | Home | Library | Links | Map Room | Sources and Media | Science and Technology | Search | Student Zone | Timelines | TV and Film | Wargames

Donate by Stephen Luscombe