tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post12811107083215347..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: A Manchester FamilySteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-88328560305099490822011-03-17T11:10:58.972+00:002011-03-17T11:10:58.972+00:00illustration of pictures in this article absolutel...illustration of pictures in this article absolutely perfect.Essaywebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440871101853073621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1706639466011202552011-03-08T14:15:55.871+00:002011-03-08T14:15:55.871+00:00some amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing!some amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing!Machester Floristshttp://www.simplythankyou.com/flower-delivery/florists-in-manchester-lancashire/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-20442158811136009242011-02-26T22:23:35.964+00:002011-02-26T22:23:35.964+00:00Tintin - I find it hard to understand how anyone c...Tintin - I find it hard to understand how anyone can reject a collection of photos like this. On a few occasions, someone appears to be the last of their line, but most of these albums look as if they've been binned by children and grandchildren. It's terrible!<br /><br />Camilla, I can understand why so many people cycle in Holland - it's flat and cyclists are treated with respect. I stayed with some friends in Rotterdam and had a wonderful time cycling around the city (once I'd got over the shock of the back-pedal braking). I don't remember seeing many scooters.<br /><br />Gabriela - You raised an important point about the expense of photos. People thought more carefully about the images they took, because they were limited to 24 or 36 shots per roll of film. Too many of today's pictures are mobile phone snapshots. However, I wouldn't swap digital for film.<br /><br />Laura - you're right. I think I first came across the word 'scooterist' when I was editing Derek's diaries.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-91778280863263191292011-02-25T13:40:27.226+00:002011-02-25T13:40:27.226+00:00I love these but can't help feeling sad some f...I love these but can't help feeling sad some family member didn't feel they were worth keeping. They are beautiful.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-50379464525000704662011-02-22T19:18:43.039+00:002011-02-22T19:18:43.039+00:00What fascinating photos. Love the caravan holiday ...What fascinating photos. Love the caravan holiday and the seagull catching ones in particular.<br /><br />'Scooterist' sounds so Derek it makes me smile, but there really is a magazine by this name - I saw it in WH Smith's the other day. That lady scooterist would have doubtless been regarded as quite the intrepid one in her day, marveled at for her independence by more timid female friends. Though presumably she had a gentleman (or lady) friend who took the photographs.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-15884390294350412602011-02-22T16:52:41.308+00:002011-02-22T16:52:41.308+00:00I adore old holiday pictures! Cameras, film and ha...I adore old holiday pictures! Cameras, film and having pictures made was more expensive, and a lot of the photos have a rather solemn atmosphere. I remember once sitting on the city walls in Berrick when a family came, stopped, and after 30 seconds the wife said to the husband: "Come on, take the picture so we can go!" These photographs are really lovely. I like the man coming out of the earth: apparently he was told to keep an eye on the bags and totes of several ladies.Gabriela Von Bohlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348232458237356517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-25521196141442199622011-02-22T12:12:18.711+00:002011-02-22T12:12:18.711+00:00I suspect that the ice-cream eating, scooter-ridin...I suspect that the ice-cream eating, scooter-riding seagull-snaffler might just have had the tip of her finger nipped off by the seagull, hence the look on her face! <br /><br />Those sort of scooters are very common here (the Netherlands, but are most often ridden by young people. People of the older generations are more likely to be seen on bikes.<br /><br />More lovely photos, thank you :D <br /><br />CamillaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-6417775047615680902011-02-22T10:49:10.585+00:002011-02-22T10:49:10.585+00:00I never get tired of looking at your rescued photo...I never get tired of looking at your rescued photographs. As ever, I'm wondering what happened in the minutes preceding, and following, the click of the shutter. Great stuff.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-2358985024000416302011-02-22T10:22:41.860+00:002011-02-22T10:22:41.860+00:00Forgive the brief reply to these comments (which I...Forgive the brief reply to these comments (which I'm very grateful for), but I'm about to go out for the day.<br /><br />It does look as if the priest is in civvies in the caravan photo, unless it's a brother. I'll search for more evidence.<br /><br />Margate is an interesting suggestion. I'd assumed that it was Blackpool. I'm planning a trip to the Margate and the Thanet coast in a few weeks, so I'll be able to investigate further.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the Durham photo - I didn't know where it was.<br /><br />When I get back to work, I shall start ploughing my way through the boxes and see how much information the letters contain.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-9903452168501433932011-02-22T08:12:02.571+00:002011-02-22T08:12:02.571+00:00The octagonal castle keep is Durham. They are stan...The octagonal castle keep is Durham. They are standing on Palace Green.<br />http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69896Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-61401958286858462872011-02-22T08:04:56.260+00:002011-02-22T08:04:56.260+00:00Oh boy! These are great. I'm really looking fo...Oh boy! These are great. I'm really looking forward to getting to know these people.<br /><br />Flat caps were definitely big. I still used to see quite a few old men with them when I was young. I quite like them, in fact.Sam Jordisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847113158131387947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58356490602821490092011-02-21T23:41:10.688+00:002011-02-21T23:41:10.688+00:00I'm fairly sure the people with the flat caps ...I'm fairly sure the people with the flat caps are in Margate, with the pub being the Cinque Port Arms and Dreamland as it was before the current Moderne version was built.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-32493922077135564902011-02-21T19:29:29.266+00:002011-02-21T19:29:29.266+00:00These are beautiful. Thanks so much for all the w...These are beautiful. Thanks so much for all the work involved in bringing them to us. I think that the ice-cream eater who later became the scooterist is also the woman on the right in front of the Hotel Metropole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-30107244355953996282011-02-21T19:07:34.615+00:002011-02-21T19:07:34.615+00:00Omigosh, the boy on the right in the b&w photo...Omigosh, the boy on the right in the b&w photo of the children in front of the ice cream stand is wearing a school uniform identical to the one my husband wore as a boy in St. Albans! But then, perhaps every English boy who went to school in the 1950's had a similar kit. But seeing your post made me smile all the same.<br />Canadian ChickadeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-63330034809168340072011-02-21T17:26:18.772+00:002011-02-21T17:26:18.772+00:00I can't tell you how much I enjoy your photo f...I can't tell you how much I enjoy your photo finds.<br />Thanks for taking the time to post them.<br /><br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37116725371854498942011-02-21T16:14:09.912+00:002011-02-21T16:14:09.912+00:00Because of my writing I love these sepia-toned rec...Because of my writing I love these sepia-toned records of the past, and that one photograph of the young man looking thoughtful is, as you say, beautiful.<br /><br />Some of these belong in a book.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-90131707992917840312011-02-21T13:16:02.517+00:002011-02-21T13:16:02.517+00:00Is the priest in the second picture the same perso...Is the priest in the second picture the same person as the man at the caravan? (And if so, why has he lost his clerical collar?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-23749235965194483862011-02-21T12:25:25.398+00:002011-02-21T12:25:25.398+00:00I envy your position. As a shameless people-watche...I envy your position. As a shameless people-watcher, having access to such intimate glimpses of life appeals greatly. Every picture certainly tells a story.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.com