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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: farmeroman on Monday 27 October 25 15:18 GMT (UK)
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This photo features my great grandmother Eliza Charlotte Farmer (nee Shoulder), my grandmother Alice Rose Farmer (nee Greenhill) and my aunt Alice Lilian Farmer and is the only known surviving photo of my great grandmother. They are in the centre of the photo holding the young Alice Lilian, who was born in May 1921, which dates the photo to late 1921 or early 1922.
It was presumably a ladies and childrens day trip somewhere from their home in Ilford Essex, with them all standing in front of their splendid motorised charabanc.
Any suggestions where the destination may have been? Given the fact that it would have been winter and that charabancs were cold and uncomfortable I doubt it would have been very far away. Maybe Southend-on-Sea or Brighton? The sign at the back of the picture may be a clue: "A Continuous Round of La'Ha Haughter" may indicate an amusement park.
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I've been looking at the posters behind the charabanc to see if any of those contain any clues and have been able to read parts of a few of them:
- The ones one the far left are unclear, but the next two read "Evening Technical Classes".
- The next is for "Players Country Life" tobacco and cigarettes.
- The next is for "Ironclad", but I haven't been able to find out what that was (apart from a type of ship).
- Then something for bottles of "something or other", possibly beer or lemonade. Only the top parts of the lettering are visible, but it could read "T---T'S".
- Finally to the two on the right; the top one is unclear, but the one below may hold the answer. It seems to say "---AKEFORD, KURSAAL".
If that is correct I'd say the location is almost certainly Southend-on-Sea.
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What photo? :)
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What photo? :)
The photo was waiting for moderator clearance, but it’s ok now.