The Varsity was a nosewheel aircraft ,I think you mean Valetta which was a tail dragger.

The photograph in the Images book has no people in it and is more a side view but taken in the same workshop as the “Flight” article. There is also a good photo in the Images book of the “Lands End” house on Page 12.

The TS Venture was a twin engined aircraft intended as a test bed for Miles lightweight autopilots,constructed by Miles apprentices at the Technical Training School Davis Farm near Woodley Aerodrome. There is a photo of the wooden fuselage (looking like a pregnant Hotspur glider) on page 122 of Images of England Miles Aircraft by Rod Simpson 1998 Tempus Publishing.

Hamsey Green airfield,near Warlingham now the Kingsmead Equestrian Centre was set up in 1933 by Richard Gardiner managing director of the Yardley Cosmetics Company. He was an avid air racer using various aircraft like the Comper Swift,Vega Gull and Mew Gull . Today the area is used by employees of Croydon Post Office.
Aviation News for 22.8-4.9.86 had an interesting airfield history by Don Conway. The last users were No 162 ATC Gliding School from 1950-53 using Cadet 1 PD666, II VM646,Grunau VT923,T-21 WB987and BAC Primary NF746.

There is a SG-38 Primary type glider hanging in the departure lounge at Dubrovnik airport.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cierva_C.30 this gives an overview of the autogyro’s.