Category Archives: Old Photograph

Smashing School photograph with lots of handwritten names – possibly in the West Ham area of Essex?

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

Another great recent old photograph postcard find was a lovely image of young men and women obviously taken at a School, as the teacher / headmaster is clearly wearing his gown in the front middle row and some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BEGGS, BELLAMY, CLEMENTS, DANCER, MASSEY, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Postcard, RIDOUT, ROGERS, School photograph, THOMAS, West Ham Essex | 1 Comment

Caught on camera – the LINDLEY family in mourning

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Another recent fascinating old photograph find was an image of a family in mourning around a grave and tending flowers, which once again someone had kindly written names on the back of. The photograph shows Charles LINDLEY and his three … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbey Park Cemetery, Chorlton, CROAGER, LINDLEY, Old Photograph, One Name Study | 3 Comments

Are you related to the MARTIN’s from MERRIOTT in Somerset?

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

One of my most recent lovely old family photograph finds was this super picture of a mother with her four sons, on the back of which someone had kindly written the family names: R J H MARTIN, W W MARTIN, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crewkerne, MANFIELD, MARTIN, Merriott, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Somerset | Leave a comment

Beautiful colour tinted old postcards

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

As you all know I love my old postcards and was really pleased to find these beautiful coloured tinted ones amongst a recent bundle of old cards that I purchased and thought it would be lovely to share them with … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Jonathan & Elizabeth GREENWOOD – do you recognise them?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Another recent old photograph find was this lovely picture of a smart couple taken by Fred Heyworth Photographer in St Annes on the Sea in Lancashire and someone has added a note of the names as Jonathan and Elizabeth GREENWOOD. Using … Continue reading →

Posted in Burnley, Confectioner, Fred HEYWORTH, Garstang, GREENWOOD, Lancashire, NICHOLS, Old Photograph, One Name Study, Postcard, St Annes on the Sea | Leave a comment

UPDATE: Photo Reunited! – Joseph Halsted COBDEN born 6th May 1917

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

Further to this original blog post in June 2018 and following a phone call last night and a lovely chat with a lady called Caroline today this lovely old photograph of Joseph Halsted COBDEN, is currently in the post on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruton Somerset, BUSH, COBDEN, HALSTED, Martock Somerset, Old Photograph, One Name Study, POOL, Postcard, Somerset | 2 Comments

Harry TWITCHETT – Family photo finds a new home!

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

On Saturday I was at a postcard Fair in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk when I found, in a 50p box, a lovely old family photographic postcard taken by a Chelmsford photographer, which when I turned it over was amazed to see that … Continue reading →

Posted in 11 Chelmer Place SPRINGFIELD, Chelmsford, Essex Regiment, JOHNSON, Old Photograph, One Name Study, TWITCHETT, World War 1 | 3 Comments