Old Pictures (page 3/4)

9.—Mother and her Mother

My mother and her mother (grandma) standing y the railings, I think at New Brighton with Liverpool in the background.

10.—Happy Fourth Birthday

I think Cannie (Catherine McLeod-Smith) is taking the fame and celebrity of the camera better than Liam here. Two barefoot and slightly unkempt children holding a cake with four candles, so unless some of the candles blew [...] [more...]

11.—Mums can look glamorous too.

I think this is from when Mum and Dad went on a holiday to italy, although it’s hard to tell. It could also be Amsterdam, on the river.

12.—Mum sitting on straw

This picture is interesting because it’s got more composition than you’d expect from a snapshot, and a better pose. I suspect Robert took it, when he was learning about cameras, but I am not certain. [more...]

Liam and Rosemary

Liam getting dressed (or undressed) on the beach, while Rosemary reads a book. It looks like Mum just said something odd, or funny, as she took the photograph. [more...]

Mother with Twins

I suspect this was taken in Bradford.

Parents in Harpenden (2)

Holding hands on Harpenden Common. I think Mum must standing on a mole-hill or something, either that or Dad is actually a little stooped over, because the height difference seems less in this picture. [more...]

Parents in Harpenden

Mum and Dad standing on Harpenden Common during or just after the war; the Common had been ploughed and used as farmland.