Whose funeral is this?

[Sinann]

I think it could be some other clergyman but I was making the point of how cold it was in April that year, it could conceivably have been as cold in May but that bit more unlikely.

[Phodgetts]

I have looked more closely at the photo and I notice that the posts in the centre of the road are straight as an arrow down the road, they do not turn where the cars suggest there is a bend in the road. So the vehicles are following in the procession and are part way through a turn from one street into this one. There is no bend or curve in the road.

P

[vintage1]

 
Heres  a photo of Marine road from a book (sorry dont know from when or where )it shows Marine road from the top looking downwards towards the harbour -
there is no doubt that it is Marine road with St. Michael's church on the left
but who's funeral???


what a puzzle you have created Colur


regards
Tommy

[PrueM]

Can I suggest that a close-up scan be made of some of the more pertinent people in the crowd, for example a policeman and several ladies, as well as people in the procession, to enable a better idea of date and identification of uniforms?

[macintosh]

I have read this post with interest and I have noticed all the comments re date but surely the lady who is leaning against the railings with the two children is wearing a fox fur stole or a fox fur collar highly fashionable in mid 1930s.

James

[PrueM]

I have read this post with interest and I have noticed all the comments re date but surely the lady who is leaning against the railings with the two children is wearing a fox fur stole or a fox fur collar highly fashionable in mid 1930s.

James

I agree James - and this is what I suggested at Reply #8     All the speculation about 1920s funerals is on the wrong track, in my opinion, and by getting a better scan of some of the ladies (whose fashion will be more dateable than the fellas') we will be able to place it somewhere in the early-mid 30s, I'm pretty certain.

[majm]

There's several men in the procession who are clearly hatless... they seem to be tall enough to be adults, yet younger than those somber chaps leading this section of the procession.

I wonder does that give any pointer to the social ettiquette of the 1930's v 1920's ....

Also I mentioned earlier about the hemline on the coat of one particular lady (on the far curb near where the procession is turning towards their right) ... so close to her knees rather than longer towards her ankles...   (lady has dark coat, light hat, wearing "high" heels I think, she's at far left looking at the photo, and thus immediately to the left of those somber men at the "head")

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Another suggestion, this time from my OH ...

Confirm the year for the photo from Tommy.

Then find someone who can identify the trees, and in turn then date the OP's photo from deducing the age of the trees in both photos ...

Cheers,  JM

[Lynntony]

A few more observations. I can only see one person in military uniform - standing bottom left in line with second row of top hatted men - so it doesn't appear to be a military occasion. There is no great police presence - about five or six officers - that I can make out, which suggests that the police were not expecting any kind of trouble/demonstration. The large contingent of scouts does suggest a civic dignitary or local leader of some description, also born out by the presence of the fire tender towards the back of the line of cars. The trees seem totally bare of leaves which would suggest early or late in the year.

I've attached two cropped images which I hope will help tie down the period

Tony