VILLAGE STREET SCENE Hillside buildings. UK LOCATION help, please

[Trishanne]

Can anybody work out what the large building is the other side of the pub.. It has lots of windows and a couple of doors. Could it be a hostel or something like that.
Pat

[Geoff-E]

Can anybody work out what the large building is the other side of the pub.. It has lots of windows and a couple of doors. Could it be a hostel or something like that.

A shop and a house, each with three first floor windows?

[Whipby]

Does the hand writing help in any way?  Does it say 'Sam sleeping where x is'?

If so, do you know who Sam is, and whereabouts he was in 1918ish (do you have a reason to think that's the date?)

Not sure if this is any help, just another way of looking at it.

[Ruskie]

When I first looked at this photo I thought "Derbyshire" but did not put this forward as it was only a hunch (it had the feel of a place I stayed in Derbyshire once). I agree it could be anywhere.

The building with the protruding porch may be some kind of lodgings as the person who wrote the card is staying there. If it was a public house you would generally expect to see a sign.

The twin low buildings on either side are odd because they both have (sadly unreadable) signs. Would they be public conveniences with windows that big? It does not look like a large enough village to have such substantial public amenities and why have then either side of a (possible) Pub or Inn?

The buildings beyond the "Ladies loos" could be shops or houses. Those beyond that again and close to the road appear to be houses.

The house nearest the camera has an arched doorway. Probably a country wide fashion at the time rather than a regionally identifiable feature.

It seems that the buildings which might be commercial, are recessed off the main road, possibly for "parking", loading and unloading of goods?

None of this helps identify the location though ....

[Ruskie]

Does the hand writing help in any way?  Does it say 'Sam sleeping where x is'?

If so, do you know who Sam is, and whereabouts he was in 1918ish (do you have a reason to think that's the date?)

Not sure if this is any help, just another way of looking at it.

I am sleeping where X is. 

[Whipby]

Does the hand writing help in any way?  Does it say 'Sam sleeping where x is'?

If so, do you know who Sam is, and whereabouts he was in 1918ish (do you have a reason to think that's the date?)

Not sure if this is any help, just another way of looking at it.

I am sleeping where X is. 

Curses!

And you don't know who 'I' is, of course?!

[001uk]

Does the hand writing help in any way?  Does it say 'Sam sleeping where x is'?

If so, do you know who Sam is, and whereabouts he was in 1918ish (do you have a reason to think that's the date?)

Not sure if this is any help, just another way of looking at it.

I am sleeping where X is. 

Curses!

And you don't know who 'I' is, of course?!

We do not know the ID of the sleeper. I'm now inclined to think it's not an inn (with no sign visible) but possibly some kind of hostel.

[Ruskie]

Several of the buildings have seats outside implying that whoever goes to this place might need a rest.   

[Trishanne]

I have had a good look at this and here are a few thoughts, some may be feasible, some probably not 
   Are the two ladies posing for this photo, they don't appear to be walking..
   In that case, could one be 'I'
   Is the one in dark  clothes a companion or a nurse.
   I agree with Ruskie, if this is a pub there would be a sign on the building or on the road side..
   Could it be a guest house/ convalescent home or hostel..
   The two small buildings unlikely to be toilets, they have seats outside and the windows are too
      large, again I agree with Ruskie. They could be small cottages.
   The sign doesn't appear to be 'gentlemen' I don't think there are enough letters.

I have tried to isolate the sign, but can't get it any clearer.