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Help locating two houses
« on: Saturday 20 September 25 18:01 BST (UK) »
Hi, i have been trying to locate these two houses for ages now but can't seem to get anywhere. I though maybe someone else could crack it!

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I think this one is either in Blandford (Dorset) or in Sussex somewhere. Also is labeled in the album as the "Davidson House" (The family name).

2 Possibly Kingston upon Thames (London) but not sure.


Thank You!
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 September 25 19:58 BST (UK) »
Roughly what timescale is involved?
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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 20 September 25 20:04 BST (UK) »
Roughly what timescale is involved?


If you mean the the dates i think both are between 1900- 1925. If not could you explain more what you mean?

(There is no date on the backs)
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 20 September 25 21:06 BST (UK) »
Based on the cars outside, neither photo is earlier that 1910, and probably more like 1915 onwards.
The first house looks unlike any I have seen around Blandford.


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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 20 September 25 21:13 BST (UK) »
Based on the cars outside, neither photo is earlier that 1910, and probably more like 1915 onwards.
The first house looks unlike any I have seen around Blandford.


I completely forgot about the cars! I also agree that it is probably not in Blandford. Will look again tomorrow!
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 20 September 25 21:17 BST (UK) »
Based on the cars outside, neither photo is earlier that 1910, and probably more like 1915 onwards.
The first house looks unlike any I have seen around Blandford.


I completely forgot about the cars! I also agree that it is probably not in Blandford. Will look again tomorrow!

Wait! Just found another picture of (i think!) the same car with an license plate! Would this help at all?
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 September 25 21:41 BST (UK) »
FX was a Dorset registration. https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/fx.htm

The two letters and up to three digits system started in 1904 and it wasn't until 1934 the three letter / three number variants of the county codes were introduced. In other words there were only 999 cars registered in Dorset between those dates. Obviously 908 is towards the end of that group, but I don't think it means that this car was registered as late as the early 1930s, because registration numbers could have been reissued.

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 20 September 25 22:01 BST (UK) »
Swanage and Wareham Guardian, 31 Dec 1904

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Re: Help locating two houses
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 20 September 25 23:38 BST (UK) »
On photo no. 2 there appears to be something written on the gate, it looks like it could be a 2 digit number and a name.  Could you get a magnifying glass on the original photo to try and read it?
Robbins - Wolverhampton.
Spooner - Monmouthshire & Wolverhampton.
Warner & Loundes - Dudley/West Bromwich.
Dod(g)son - Heysham/Liverpool/Wolverhampton