Welcome to the Website of Alan Burnett: writer, blogger, collector of old photographs, and devotee of all things pointless and inconsequential.
Albert And Gladys
This is a photograph of my parents, Albert and Gladys Burnett, which must have been taken just under a century ago (it makes me feel old just writing that!). In his 20s, my father was a keen cyclist, whilst my mother was more of a reluctant one. By his 30s, he had graduated to motorbikes, and by his 40s it was motor cars. Whatever his age, when the sun came out, he would want to be out on the roads of his…
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The Birth Of Aphrodite In Cleethorpes
There is something about the arrangement of the bodies – the way they stand, the way they interact. You almost feel that if Botticelli were seeking the birthplace of Aphrodite today, he…
The Good Old Days
Ah, the good old days – before they dug up the cobbles. Back when Halifax’s Piece Hall was full of folk, with shops and stalls a-plenty. And, of course, the sun always…
Bank Holiday Monday
The wind and the rain have finally cleared, so I no longer have to rely on old photographs for my daily calendar. Happy Easter, everyone.
Wind In The Straits
Visited the Menai Straits and wanted to take a photograph, but the wind was so strong it blew my tripod over. So here is one I took earlier – eleven…
Beaumaris Sky
Went to Beaumaris. It was raining so I couldn’t manage a photograph. Here’s one I took earlier.
Here’s One I Took Earlier
Gone to Wales. Not got there yet. So here’s a picture I took earlier. Fifty-nine years earlier in fact.
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