The thing about old picture postcards is that there is usually a story which goes with them.
Often that story is the message on the back, or the recipient which if you are lucky will lead to more stories.
Most of the ones in the collection have been picked up over the years with no extra information about the person who chose it in preference to another, or anything about them.
So it is a rare treat to be handed two picture postcards, by someone I know and who offered up a bit of back story.
These two are instantly recognizable, and will bring back plenty of memories, with some looking closely at the detail to compare with the same scene today.
Usually I would throw in my own observations, but where would the fun be in that? Far better that I leave that to you.
Instead I shall close with Linda’s own comments on the postcards.
“As I couldn’t make my monthly trip to Holmfirth yesterday I sorted out some paperwork and came across these two postcards.
The one of Albert square is a Bamforth card with a deckle edge.
Their building near the bus station was sadly derelict for years but has recently been converted into flats and looks so much better.
I had forgotten how black the town hall was. Used to park in the square twice a year when I took my children into town to buy their shoes”.
Location; Manchester
Pictures, Albert Square, and Piccadilly Gardens, circa 1960s/1970s, from the collection of Linda Rigby
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| Albert Square, circa 1960s |
Most of the ones in the collection have been picked up over the years with no extra information about the person who chose it in preference to another, or anything about them.
So it is a rare treat to be handed two picture postcards, by someone I know and who offered up a bit of back story.
These two are instantly recognizable, and will bring back plenty of memories, with some looking closely at the detail to compare with the same scene today.
Usually I would throw in my own observations, but where would the fun be in that? Far better that I leave that to you.
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| Piccadilly Gardens, circa 1960s |
“As I couldn’t make my monthly trip to Holmfirth yesterday I sorted out some paperwork and came across these two postcards.
The one of Albert square is a Bamforth card with a deckle edge.
Their building near the bus station was sadly derelict for years but has recently been converted into flats and looks so much better.
I had forgotten how black the town hall was. Used to park in the square twice a year when I took my children into town to buy their shoes”.
Location; Manchester
Pictures, Albert Square, and Piccadilly Gardens, circa 1960s/1970s, from the collection of Linda Rigby
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