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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: cesjak on Saturday 27 August 16 18:43 BST (UK)
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This is a picture of my mum taken in the late 1940's to early 1950's. Would love to know where it may have been taken. I'm hoping someone may recognise the sea wall. I think it would either be south or east coast England. Unfortunately she is no longer around to identify location.
Any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
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Where did she and her family live at that time, do you know?
There are not many clues visible, are there?
Have you any other photos that could be taken on the same holiday?
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Bournemouth was very popular in those days.
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What do you reckon that is behind the deckchair ~ flag pole ? lifeboat flag ~ can you see the material hanging down ?
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What do you reckon that is behind the deckchair ~ flag pole ? lifeboat flag ~ can you see the material hanging down ?
Good point.
It could be a red flag to warn against swimming, is one possibility.
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To low for a flagpole I suspect ~ right height for warning against swimming etc.
Doesn't look like Blackpool
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The other clue is the shadows.
During the war, all beaches were protected by dragons teeth and barbed wire, and promenades "out of bounds to civilians"
It took some time to clear those obstructions.
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Absolutely flummoxed ??? ::)
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The groove in the concrete at the top is a puzzle.
I should have gone to Specsavers ;D
I see it now, part of a flag hanging down.
It could be an RNLI flag at a Lifeboat station. Therefore it could possibly Poole HQ of RNLI ... just a shot in the dark.
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I've just checked the "castle" entrance to Withernsea beach on the east coast but unfortunately it's not that.
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What do you reckon that is behind the deckchair ~ flag pole ? lifeboat flag ~ can you see the material hanging down ?
Yes, I can now.
I was seeing an optical illusion previously ;D
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Too much beer perhaps ;D ;D
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Or magic mushrooms from the forest.
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:o :o :o :o
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It looks heavy rough concrete walling, could it be German walls of defence in the channel islands
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I think it would either be south or east coast England.
I'm fairly sure that it isn't Brighton, Hastings or Eastbourne as the sea wall isn't like that in those towns. She is sitting on the promenade rather than the beach as well.
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We are till missing where she normally lived. The seaside resort visited would often be related to residence in those days. It is unlikely to be Whitley Bay if she lived in Slough!
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The deckchairs what I remember as a kid in the mid 1950's holidays at Bridlington, Scarborough, Cleethorpes, Skeggy and Blackpool use to be mostly (bulk of them) various bright coloured & white striped with black bold lettering printed on the wood frame sides, and mass purpose made for the northern factories annual 2 week holidays. By the early sixties after dad got a car, we ventured to the south coast at Eastbourne, Brighton and Cornwall ect, where their deckchairs seemed more 1930's cruise ship type plain cloth traditional solid colours
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Possibly Torquay or even Falmouth.
We need to have feedback from the original poster, and possibly more photographs of her mum on holiday.
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Can some photo expert try to darken the colour on the empty deckchair to see if it has got the initials of the town council on it please?
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It's not a label SB it's dirt on the photo....I wondered if it could be a telescope or some other viewing device to look out to sea.
Carol
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It fact it could be almost anywhere, so no point just guessing unless we can find proof. We do need more background information from the OP - where did she lived, did they have a car as that would mean it could be further away, but most helpful, as previously said, would be any more photos taken at the same time.
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I see it now, part of a flag hanging down.
It could be an RNLI flag at a Lifeboat station. Therefore it could possibly Poole HQ of RNLI ... just a shot in the dark.
Absolutely not the RNLI flag! ;D
The RNLI flag is essentially a white flag, with a red St George's cross fimbriated (edged) in blue, and the initials R N L I in the 4 quarters.
http://www.flags.net/UNKG13.htm
Also EVERY Lifeboat station flies the flag ;D
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If the sitter has the sea behind her, it can't be the south coast, as the shadows are going the wrong way.
The OP suggested south coast or south east.
I don't know ???
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She could be on the seaward side of a wall?
Or on the landward facing wall of a north facing beach?
Margate perhaps? Herne Bay? Whitstable? Cowes or Ryde, Isle of Wight?
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She could be on the seaward side of a wall?
That's what I was thinking - wall, promenade, beach so she is sitting facing the sea.
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I've tidied it up a bit and made it clearer...not that it helps...but without more info on what part of the country she lived in, it could be anywhere ::)
Carol
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The deckchair appears to be sitting on concrete and not sand or pebbles.
Frank.
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Ok... I know this is a bit tenuous to say the least but....
The OP's grandmother lived in Deptford. One of the favourite holiday resorts for the area would have been Margate.
Now.. if you were an architect tasked with designing a new sea wall that was 'in keeping' with the old one, maybe you might come up with something like THIS (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3900057,1.3810153,3a,15.8y,289.62h,79.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU7uawnI0kftp0uRMBwMvnQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Or maybe not ??? Who knows.
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Now.. if you were an architect tasked with designing a new sea wall that was 'in keeping' with the old one, maybe you might come up with something like THIS (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.3900057,1.3810153,3a,15.8y,289.62h,79.2t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sU7uawnI0kftp0uRMBwMvnQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Or maybe not ??? Who knows.
I like you're thinking to be honest, I think it's completely plausible.
Frank.
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Hi
"can you see the material hanging down ?"
It's a "matching top" for her dress, hanging upside-down?
R
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Ray,
Not the jacket on the deck chair, but the material hanging above it at the top of the picture, and next to the "pole" ;D
Are there white letters on it? <something> E X?
Maybe Sussex or Essex?
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;D ;D
Not sure about letters but there is definitely something ???
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Duh!
::)
Thanks Kev
;D
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Hi,
I know nothing about places in the UK, but I did change the image into a negative and then reversed it - it looks like there is an imprint of writing in the space under the vacant chair. Is there nothing on the back of the picture that might help the experts?
Cheers,
Di
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We lived in South East London , Margate was my best guess. I've not got the original photo so can't really add any further info, there may be writing on the reverse but the original is long since lost.