Author: Alan Burnett

A Dream And A Half

This 1908 Birn Brothers postcard - which arrived in my collection from who knows where - asks a perfectly reasonable question, and I have to say that the answer is an unequivocal "no". I did, however, dream the other night that they had turned my old school into a theme pub and - in attempting … Continue reading A Dream And A Half

From Your Old Friend

How this particular photograph found its way into my collection, I have no idea. I do, however, know who it is a photograph of, and that is George Grayham. We also know that George was an "old friend", as written on the back of the postcard sized print is "from an old friend, George Grayham". … Continue reading From Your Old Friend

Picture Post : The End Of The Line

The driver and fireman of the Scarborough Spa Express at the end of the line, Scarborough Station. Just time for a quick chat and a bite to eat, and then it's time to turn the engine around and head back west again.

Heading North To A Christmas Stocking Near You

Over the last few months I have featured a number of scans from an old photograph album I bought earlier this year which tells the story of a cruise to the Northern Capitals of Europe in 1925. I found this album by chance on an antique stall, and when I bought it for a few … Continue reading Heading North To A Christmas Stocking Near You

Sepia Saturday : Mimi And Frank Went

Ever since Louis Daguerre first dabbled with a daguerreotype and Henry Fox Talbot first tinkered with a calotype, photography has been just as an important part of weddings as confetti and cake. Our Sepia Saturday theme this week features a wedding party posed on some steps; a pose almost exactly matched by a wedding party … Continue reading Sepia Saturday : Mimi And Frank Went

Picture Post : Art Nouveau, Art Norway

Alesund, on the Norwegian coast, is famed for its beautiful harbour and its art nouveau architecture: art nouveau, art Norway.

Picture Post : Ship In A Street

There is an iconic photo from Newcastle or Liverpool or some such place in the 1930s showing an ocean liner at the bottom of a terraced street. This is the 21st Century equivalent.

Picture Post : Jumping A Puddle

With the summer we have had, jumping puddles is a bit of a dying art. On our recent visit to Norway, however, the conditions were still favourable.