Fabulous photos from 1857 rural Britain

[Mike in Cumbria]

Excellent pictures. It would be great to know where they were taken though

[lancs-lassie]

Superb photos of some "everyday folk"!
I particularly liked the family sitting on the doorstep with the little barefooted chap and little one in the crib 
Thank you for sharing
Lancs-Lassie

[josey]

Amazing insight into everyday life & clothing. Some, as suggested & if not subject to copyright, may be good candidates for a 'Where am I' thread.

[Cell]

. Evidently he spent a lot of time in composing the scenes.

Google "William Morris Grundy Turkish"
The photo titled "William's Well"  fascinates me for many reasons
Kind Regards

[Regorian]

I was going to suggest that locals might like to have a walkabout Sutton Park. However, it's 2,400 acres and has altered a lot since 1857. What could be done is trying to find any buildings via Google that are still there. That's what I will do after posting this. 

[sallyyorks]

Excellent pictures. It would be great to know where they were taken though

I think they were taken in Warwickshire & Staffordshire.
(If I remember correctly from another post a few years ago)

They were on the Getty website, but nice to see them again without the watermark. Great photos

[mrs.tenacious]

They certainly are stunning photos. Particularly so when you consider this was the early days of photography, and didn't people have to stand stock still in pose for a long time for the exposure?

The photographer possessed a good sense of composition, too.

Wonderful, thank you for sharing those!

[tillypeg]

Alternative caption for "Cemetery Kids" - where oh where did me mam say great great grandfather was buried?....

[Trishanne]

Thank you Judy for sharing these photos, a real 'snapshot' into what life was like in those days.
Pat