Major G H Benton Fletcher ( artist author and traveller ) refused a public school education and became a licensed peddlar - the reason for this was that he wanted to study the conditions of doss houses at first hand - in his house in Holborn which was built by the first Duke of Devonshire - he has one of the finest collections of musical instruments in the world and he allows students to practise on them for a fee of sixpence an hour - his house is also the headquarters of the famous Tudor Singers and very often Major Penton Fletcher accompanies them during rehearsals on his historic instruments - photo shows Major G H Benton Fletcher playing the accompaniment for members of the Tudor Singers on one of his valuable instruments - a virginal of Queen Elizabeth period October 24th 1934