Monday 27 May 2019

The Village Forge



Greetings from Edith for John's 14th birthday. The handwriting is his sister's, but the signature looks like Emma.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Friday 24 May 2019

The Guildhall, Chard



A postcard from Sarah and Fanny saying that they are going away, but inviting John and his mother to visit before they leave. With no address, 6336 on the left and the message on the right it must have been sent in an envelop, but it has an unfranked stamp.

Sunday 19 May 2019

Saturday 18 May 2019

St Leonards Pier



A postcard from Edith, she was going to have visitors from Horsham and invited John to come and see them.

Thursday 16 May 2019

Shoreham



John had been to visit his sister in late September 1906 and Percy was going to Eastbourne to undertake some valuation.

Tuesday 14 May 2019

Albulabahn -Der Landwasser-Viadukt bie Filisur



A postcard wishing Mrs Hurst a happy new year posted in Davos. Albulabahn -Der Landwasser-Viadukt is 65 meters high and 136 meters high. [1] 1] long railway bridge in the network of the Rhaetian Railway near the station Filisur.

Monday 13 May 2019

Sunday 12 May 2019

Saturday 11 May 2019

Horsham Grammar School



A postcard from Emma Goodridge to her son when he was staying with his sister in Lewes during August 1917. Her husband was a pupil at the school pictured on this card.

The College of Richard Collier today.


Thursday 9 May 2019

West Street, Horsham




A postcard sent by Johnnie to his Grandma, Jane Povey from 36, Gladstone Road. He was staying with his aunties, Sarah and Fanny at the end of August 1903.


Wednesday 8 May 2019

Hurst Road, Horsham





A postcard from Johnnie to his Grandma when he was visiting Horsham in July 1907. A postcard with the same image was sent to John by his auntie Sarah. John's great grandparents ran a dairy business from Bowling Green that was on the south side of Hurst Lane. 

These messages were written 4 years apart and John's hand writing had become more flamboyant over that time away from the influence of the classroom.

A postcard from India

  A postcard from Charley Tidy to one of his aunt's from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India . The postcard is dated 23rd April 1908 but has no...

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