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Title: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: pippalew on Wednesday 28 May 08 19:03 BST (UK)
I would love to know where this is. Also if anyone can tidy up the pics too I would be ever so pleased! many thanks...
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: charles w on Wednesday 28 May 08 19:32 BST (UK)
A little clearer?.
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: Ruth_T on Wednesday 28 May 08 19:42 BST (UK)
Hi,

I think this is probably in Europe somewhere, most likely France or possibly Italy,  in France there are hundreds of statues like this all over the countryside, they are shrines to the saints, normally the saints from the local region.

Don't know if this helps! but best of luck!!!
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: carol8353 on Wednesday 28 May 08 19:43 BST (UK)
It looks very Irish to me  ;)

I wonder if Christopher recognises the place?

Carol
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: charles w on Wednesday 28 May 08 23:00 BST (UK)
Here in Ireland, there are many such type grattos and to claim that this photograph contains one of them would be pure speculation.   We have one just outside Belfast and there are many more throughout Ireland.  Lourds is a massive place and the photo contains a small gratto.  I hope we find the answer.   :-\
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: Isabel H on Wednesday 28 May 08 23:04 BST (UK)
Could it be the Shrine at Lourdes in France?
Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 29 May 08 01:20 BST (UK)
Could someone date these photographs please ???

If they were taken between 1914-18 or 1939-45
France could probably be eliminated.

Christopher

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this place?
Post by: pippalew on Thursday 29 May 08 07:42 BST (UK)
Wow! Thanks for the work on the pictures, they look amazing! I can tell you that one of the young women in  the photos was Theresa Cookson, a girlfriend of my grandfather and she died in 1940. She was born in 1917 and I am guessing that in these pics she is about seventeen years old. So, mid 1930's? Perhaps as late as 1939? Is that helpful? Again, many thanks!