The Town Hall, Horsham

An unsigned post card from John's Aunty Elizabeth. The message would appear to be about a horse that took first prize in the Horse Parade.

June 8th 1908 was a Monday.

East Street, Horsham

A post card from John's Auntie Elizabeth that asked him to spot his Uncle in the picture that illustrates this card. The relation may have been Elizabeth's husband, Jim Tidy.  Best guess is the first man the right.

Jim Tidy

February 18th 1907 was a Monday.

A Sheep Shearer near Canterbury

 A card from John's aunty Mary telling him that his cousins, Harry and Janie were enjoying their visit to the farm.

August 12th 1904 was a Friday.

Welsh Costumes

A card from John's cousin May who had a cold at the time.

November 12th 1909 was a Friday.

Bark Harvest, Laughton Woods, Sussex

It would seem that John wasn't sending enough post cards to his sister in the summer that he left school!

July 27th 1904 was a Wednesday.

Birchin Bridge Pond, Horsham

A card to his mother from John when he was staying in Horsham. He regular stayed with his two Aunts, Sarah and Fannie. On the holiday from the family butchers business he took in July 1907 he went haymaking and colt breaking presumably at his Uncle William's farm at Hornbrook Hill.

July 27th 1907 was a Saturday.

A Sussex Smithy, Poynings

A post card from Edith that let John that there was a note and a book in the returned basket. The photo of the Poyning blacksmith is probably of Frank Shaw.

February 11th 1904 was a Thursday.

Slow but Sure, Flamer, Sussex

A post card from Mary Goodridge to her sister-in-law Emma. An interesting image of farm transport in Sussex from over 100 years ago.

September 16th 1903 was a Wednesday.

Irish Low-Backed Cart

A card from Charles Tidy when he was stationed at Kildare with the Army.

October 3rd 1903 was a Saturday.

An Old World Corner of Warwickshire

Christmas greetings for 1904 from E.U. in Maidstone to Edith Hurst.

December 23rd 1904 was a Friday.

The Rookery near Dorking

A post card from John's Aunty Sarah. The card was sent on the third anniversary of Sarah and Fannie moving into Chalfont in Depot Road, Horsham.

July 16th 1908 was a Thursday.

Oxford

A post card sent from W.L.A. to Edith Hurst when she was on a visit to Harrogate.

July 8th 1905 was a Saturday.

Kaiser Friedrich-Ufer, Cologne

A post card from Cologne to Miss Schofield, was she a guest at the hotel?

May 5th 1903 was a Tuesday.

The Seven Sisters from Seaford

A Christmas card from Mr & Mrs G. It was not from the Goodridge's as there is a post card from Emma Goodridge in the collection.

December 22nd 1904 was a Thursday.

Netley Abbey, Southampton

May Tidy responding to her Auntie's request with a message to her cousin.

May 8th 1908 was a Friday.

Lavender Fields, Wallington

A holiday post card from D. to Edith Hurst.

August 14th 1905 was a Monday.

The Waterfalls, Birstwith

A post card from Harrogate from Mark Mitchell to Edith Hurst. The view of the waterfalls at Birstwith have many more trees obsuring them from the road today than 110 years ago. The card was postmarked in Harrogate and Brighton on the same day with around 12 hours between the two.

The Waterfalls courtesy of Google Maps

March 27th 1905 was a Monday.

The Esplanade from the Pier, Southend on Sea

A card from May Tidy, she had sent another post car with a picture of an esplanade. She had painted some iris for John and was going to get it framed. May lived in Horsham until she was 102 years old and was know to John's grandchildren.

July 13th 1908 was a Monday. The White City stadium opened on that day, venue for the 1908 Olympic Games.

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Brighton

A post card to Miss Maggie Barnewall that was sent from Brighton to Kells in Co. Meath. Did she live in Brighton and gave it to John when she returned from her holiday? Working in the family's butchers shop would certainly given him access to people outside his immediate family to share his passion for collecting post cards with.

July 29th 1906 was a Sunday.

Maggies was a pupil at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Brighton.

A reminder maybe from John's Aunt about wealth and poverty

Greeting from Auntie and Uncle, Elizabeth and Jim Tidy on John's 15th birthday, June 8th 1905.

A block on the Strand

A card from Edith that told John to look out for the post card she was planning to send the following day. Sadly it is not one that I have posted here yet.

May 2nd 1904 was Monday.

Good Luck on John's 18th Birthday

A Good Luck post card from Kathleen, John's 18th birthday was on June 8th 1908. No evidence as to who she was.

June 7th 1908 was a Sunday. John Povey Goodridge was born 128 years ago today.

The Kursaal, Harrogate

A card from Mark Mitchell to Edith Hurst, it was cold enough for snow on April 18th 1905. It was a Tuesday.

The Tea House, Valley Gardens, Harrogate

A post card from Mark Mitchell to Edith Hurst, memories of Harrogate.

March 28th 1905 was a Tuesday.