Whilst wondering around an antique shop this afternoon I discovered a little old album of photographs, modestly enough priced at just £8. It contained about fifty photographs, all taken on a cruise on board the SS City Of Nagpur in July and August 1925. Most of the photographs are captioned and they provide a fascinating … Continue reading Northern Capitals 1 : Kronborg Castle
Ten From The Pub 4 : Wither The Withens
WITHENS HOTEL, WAINSTALLS, HALIFAX (1965) It is not the best of photographs, but it has a certain historical interest as this old inn was gutted by fire in 2001 and converted into a private residence soon after. That, I think, was my late sister-in-law consulting the map, and that might even be me next to … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 4 : Wither The Withens
Harry’s Cousin With A Smile
Our Sepia Saturday theme image this week features a magnificent photograph of Florence Timms on her wedding day in 1928. I know nothing of Florence other than that she was the niece of the Vancouver printer and photographer Philip Timms (1874-1973). I know even less about my match image other than it was taken in Bradford … Continue reading Harry’s Cousin With A Smile
Ten From The Pub 3 : Old
OLD LANE INN, HALIFAX (c1970) An old advert for bottled beer painted on the side of an old pub in Old Lane in old Halifax. The pub had already closed when I took this photograph but rose again briefly in the 1980s, only to close again and eventually be demolished. It's an old, sad story. … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 3 : Old
Proprietorial Pride Plus
There is a three-part novel's worth of expressions and body language going on in this old photograph from my Lost And Found collection. For him, there is a kind of proprietorial pride about what is most likely a new motor car. For her it is far more complex; but that proprietorial pride is reflected … Continue reading Proprietorial Pride Plus
Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells
RING O'BELLS INN, HALIFAX (1960s) Other than a coat or two of whitewash and the addition of some in-your-face signage, little seems to have changed as far as the external appearance of the Ring O'Bells between when I took this photograph forty or fifty years ago and today. Dating back to God-knows-when (an appropriate expression … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 2 : Ring Them Bells
A Blackpool Treat
This tiny studio portrait was taken at Buckley's Studio at Regents Square, Blackpool on the 28th August 1916. It is highly likely that this is a young lass from one of the northern towns visiting Blackpool for a Bank Holiday treat. A day out at Blackpool and a holiday portrait to save all your life … Continue reading A Blackpool Treat
Abe, The Set Piece-Taker
This photograph was taken on the occasion of the retirement of Abraham Moore, which - according to the date stamped on the back of the print - was in January 1947. Abraham was the father of my uncle, Harry Moore, and it would appear that he was 73 years old when he retired. All I … Continue reading Abe, The Set Piece-Taker
Ten From The Pub 1 : A Beer-Stained Citadel
A new mini-series of photographs old and new with that most glorious institution, the public house, as its theme. THE BEEHIVE AND CROSS KEYS, KING CROSS STREET, HALIFAX What better way to start this visual pub crawl than with the first pub I ever bought a pint of beer in. I was moderately under-age and … Continue reading Ten From The Pub 1 : A Beer-Stained Citadel
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