Can anyone identify this Location

[Andy001]

Does this look familiar to anyone?Or does anyone have any idea of what year,what type of people wore these clothes?

ANY suggestions appreciated!!

[PrueM]

Hi Andy 

Looks like the ladies are wearing mid-1890s fashions - can't help you with the location though, I'm afraid.

Cheers
Prue

[Andy001]

Cheers,Prue

[dennford]

The eaves and chimneys of the building seem very distinctive but I imagine the place to start is by identifying the walls, it is obviously a moorland setting and these walls vary from one area to another, an expert would be able to give a location within several miles. Now I seem to think that there is a site that deals specifically with wall styles and techniques but at the mo I can't remember it - I shall try to find though.

                                                  Denn

[Andy001]

Ta for that,Denn.I did notice the walls,they must be the walls from their property as they are cut and not stacked like dry stone walls.I didn't realise there were wall experts!!!

[dennford]

Not sure about the one immediately behind the group, but the ones further back are drystone. I googled drystone walls and there are many sites, it may be worthwhile contacting the drystone wall association - here is their site.

http://www.dswa.org.uk/main_index_frames.htm

                                                 Denn

[PaulineJ]

I think the walls are of dressed (shaped) stone, simply because it's near the 'big house' .

Around here (West Yorks), walls by the main road & houses are dressed stone and field walls natural stones.
Apparently the work was done by 'gangs' who would travel around offering their services to local landowners/farmers.
It's not specifically Geographic.

Pauline

[dennford]

I.
It's not specifically Geographic.

Pauline

Yes I would agree with that but only partially, although gangs could
work on a particular style in different areas surely it would be more
usual for them to be working within their own area. or for a specific
style of wall to be usually found in a particular area.

The main thing being that the style of wall would point to a probability
(rather than a certainty) of being an area - with the idea of narrowing
the search area for the pic'.


                                             Denn (not trying to be pedantic)

[dennford]

I think the walls are of dressed (shaped) stone, simply because it's near the
'big house' .


Pauline

Pauline I think that statement says a lot too, It is a big (grand) house and as
 such should narrow down the search. I would imagine that not too many
people could afford dressed stone - even at the front of the house.

                                                Denn