We are on to page 7 of the 1925 photo album of a tour of the "Northern Capitals" and we are in the heart of one of those capitals - Copenhagen. The view of a city street looks like any other street in a major European city in 1925 - cars are beginning to take … Continue reading Northern Capitals 7 : Wonderful Copenhagen
Day: April 4, 2018
Ten From The Pub 9 : Saloon Bar Friars
Saloon Bar Sign, Black Friar, London The Black Friar in Queen Victoria Street, London is one of my favourite pubs. Back in days long gone by, I used to take groups of overseas visitors there as part of a tour of old London pubs. It is not only a fine pub, it is a … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 9 : Saloon Bar Friars
The King, The Prince And The Prestwich Photographer
I would guess that this little Carte de Visite from the studio of W H Martin of Prestwich, Lancashire is Edwardian rather than Victorian. I know nothing about the subject of the photograph other than he seems a bright young fellow with a rather distinctive horseshoe pattern necktie. I don't know much more about W … Continue reading The King, The Prince And The Prestwich Photographer
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