Street Scene, Jeypore

A card from Charley Tidy to his aunt, Emma Goodridge. He let her know the price of a lb. of rump steak. With an unreadable post mark the only 'clue' to where Charley was when he wrote the card is the M next to the date, 9th January 1908. One of the places that the Royal Garrison Artillery was based in India was Multan in the Punjab..

Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London

How this card arrived in John's collection is a mystery. It was sent to "Alan" who may have been a pupil at The Convent in Highgate Road, London in 1906. What happened to the card after it was delivered to the Convent is not clear and without the original postage stamp it is not known where W.S. sent it from. What is known is that it somehow got from London to Brighton and into John's collect.

Bazar & Fitzwygram Barracks, Dagshai

A post card from Charley Tidy when he was serving with the Royal Garrison Artillery in India. He first went to India in 1907.

February 27th 1909 was a Saturday.

W. Wareham, Littlehampton

A post card from May Tidy when she was on holiday in Littlehampton. She commented on the poor weather she was having. In 1909 May was 26 years old and would have been looking forward to her wedding at the beginning of the following year.

August 27th 1909 was a Friday.

Lewes Castle

Birthday greetings from Jonnie to his mother sent from Lewes. She was 57 in July 1907.

July 26th 1907 was a Friday.

Colonial Avenue, Franco-British Exhibition, London

Edith asked John how long their cousin, Willie had gone in for canaries. She also said that it was cold as they had a fire lit.

The Franco-British Exhibition ran from 12th May to 31st October in 1908, the summer that London hosted the Olympic Games for the first time.

September 12th 1908 was a Saturday.

Anne of Cleve's House, Southover

Edith hoped that John enjoyed a dinner he had attended, she wrote that Percy had been to Hailsham. Nothing about what the dinner was for.

March 9th 1909 was a Tuesday.

Ripley Village showing stocks

A card to Edith Hurst from her husband to be Mark Mitchell, they were married on June 6th 1906.

March 31st 1905 was a Friday.

Ludgate Circus, London

A card sent to Jane Povey from M. L. Baldwin from New Barnet. The relationship is still to be discovered. The King Lud pub.

July 7th 1904 was a Thursday.

E. Weller, Hawksbourne

A post card to John Goodridge senior from his sister in law Mary, Ted, Tedy and Willie. John's brother, the farmer at Hornbrook Farm in Horsham was christened William so he would have been the Willie. The 1911 Census reveals that William and Mary had any children so Ted and Tedy remain a mystery. The 1881 Census records that Mary and her husband were living at Hawksbourne Farm at that time. William employes 2 labourers and a boy on the 100 acre farm.

June 13th 1908 was a Saturday.

Brighton Friendly and Trades Societies Hospital Saturday Committee 1908

Brighton Friendly and Trades Societies Hospital Saturday Committee 1908, the photograph was taken in front of the Royal Pavilion.

The 1909 committee postcard can be found on the Sussex Postcards website.

Leeds Castle, Near Maidstone

It have been rainy on Tuesday, March 14th 1905  as Edith was concerned about her brother getting wet on his return to Brighton.

Corfe Castle

An unsigned post card from John's cousin May Tidy. Her request for landscape images possibly suggests that she had a new album for her card collection.

January 16th 1904 was a Saturday.

Dover Castle

A post card from Edith, ordering a joint of beef for the following Sunday.

March 29th 1905 was a Wednesday.