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Title: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Elliven on Sunday 16 February 20 15:27 GMT (UK)
Can anyone please restore this photograph and repair the damage.  The people in it are unknown but the photo is nearly 100 years old so they will not be living people.  The word on the bay window is Westoeand the flourish under that word is as shown in the smaller picture.  Many thanks
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Elliven on Sunday 16 February 20 15:35 GMT (UK)
Westoe flourish.  The dot visible above the s is not part of the logo
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: DanNC on Sunday 16 February 20 18:11 GMT (UK)
A (much) larger scan would get a better result, but maybe this will work for you.
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: japeflakes on Sunday 16 February 20 18:28 GMT (UK)
b&w edition :-

Not a great deal of change then
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Elliven on Sunday 16 February 20 20:31 GMT (UK)
Thank you DanNC and Japeflakes.

Both of your efforts are perfect for my purposes.  The lady who sent me this picture was trying to help me in a local history project.  Unfortunately this was the wrong Britannia!  I thought it would be a nice thank you to her (for trying to help) if I had her damaged photo reaired.  The other Britannia is long gone and I didn't realise that this one still existed until I saw the modern version!  Thank you both again.
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Trishanne on Wednesday 19 February 20 01:49 GMT (UK)
One from me
Pat
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Lalzovi on Wednesday 19 February 20 08:18 GMT (UK)
Lovely picture. It's just a few doors down from my student lodgings where I first joined Ancestry and discovered, all too late, that my great-grandfather had lived in Durham!
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: McGroger on Wednesday 19 February 20 08:43 GMT (UK)
Late try from me. :)
Peter
Title: Re: The Britannia, Gilesgate, Durham
Post by: Elliven on Wednesday 19 February 20 09:58 GMT (UK)
Thanks again to everybody.  The lady who passed on the original photograph is delighted with the restoration