Re: Our Ancestors #5

[Tony Payne]

My Mum is in this picture taken on Empire Day, early 1920's, in Barby, a small village just south of Rugby.  The neatest thing for me is the way the children are dressed...

[PaulaToo]

Hi Tony,
For someone interested in costume, as I am, you are right, that is a fantastic picture of children's costume of the day.
My Mother used to talk about Empire Day Celebrations when she was at school, but that was at the beginning of the century...

[aspin]

What a lot of home knit clothes on this lovely photo

Elizabeth

[t-diddy]

I believe this lady is a STALLARD.

[Tony Payne]

Hi Paula,
Well I suppose on the one hand a lot of village people didn't have the money to spend on clothes in those days, and a lot of things were home made, and on the other you couldn't just head to the local M&S to buy something off the peg.   
It did make for some interesting and unique clothing.
I never thought too much about the photo until I looked for something for the caption competition the other day, and it dawned on me that the clothing was pretty cool.

[PaulaToo]

Now that is one capable looking lady, diddy.
She also looks the kind that a grandchild could cuddle up to.

[madammagician]

these two don`t look very happy! ;)the little girl on the right is my nan phyllis wisker,annie is her big sis on the left.

[madammagician]

greatgrandad claude wisker royal army service corp ww1.

[madammagician]

British seaside holidays don`t change much!we still end up wearing our coats on the beach! :)This is greatnan Annie Wisker nee Feasey her daughter Annie and her mother Caroline Feasey nee Hall.