Now there is nothing better when a story gets a second lease of life.*
And so here we are back with those soldiers somewhere not very far away from Well Hall.
I had at first thought we were in Woolwich sometime during the Great War. It was the challenges laid down by my old friend David Harrop who had bought the picture post card and was waiting for it to drop through the letter box for a second time in a century.
And when it did it offered up not the Great War but sometime a little earlier.
it was sent by Miss Elsie Crane to 59 St Peter’s Villa, Risbygate Bury St Edmunds with the simple sentiment of “with love and kisses to all you at home, best wishes.”
The distributors were A & G Taylor who modestly claimed to be “The biggest photographers in the World” and judging by the number of picture postcards in the archives and for sale there does seem to be some truth in the claim.
They had studios on Regent Street, and Queen Victoria Street in London and within two decades of being founded in the 1860s had branches all over the country.
One source suggests they closed down in 1903 which I suppose gets us a little closer to when then men posed with their horses.
I haven’t found Miss Crane yet and I think nu 59 has gone but I think I now know where our soldiers were and that is down to Tricia who also took up the challenge.
“I have been racking my brains out over the images you posted concerning your above blog. The houses looked familiar but the surroundings didn't.
I think now I might have found the location, I do believe the houses in the background are Brookhill Road Plumstead, the larger houses being Dundus Terrace but the same road.
The houses are still there so is the brick wall & I have found some evidence that the ground opposite may have had some military connection.
I have attached my evidence together with your original postcard but also if you could google maps for Brookhill Road Plumstead you will see both style of houses that are in your photo. Have a look Andrew & see what you think.”
And that as a certain criminologist would say is that ................ thank you Tricia and I look forward to the next mystery/story.
Location, Plumstead, London
Picture; “Army Service Corps, Horse Artillery, Woolwich” from the collection of David Harrop and other photographs sourced by Tricia Lesley
I had at first thought we were in Woolwich sometime during the Great War. It was the challenges laid down by my old friend David Harrop who had bought the picture post card and was waiting for it to drop through the letter box for a second time in a century.
it was sent by Miss Elsie Crane to 59 St Peter’s Villa, Risbygate Bury St Edmunds with the simple sentiment of “with love and kisses to all you at home, best wishes.”
They had studios on Regent Street, and Queen Victoria Street in London and within two decades of being founded in the 1860s had branches all over the country.
One source suggests they closed down in 1903 which I suppose gets us a little closer to when then men posed with their horses.
I haven’t found Miss Crane yet and I think nu 59 has gone but I think I now know where our soldiers were and that is down to Tricia who also took up the challenge.
I think now I might have found the location, I do believe the houses in the background are Brookhill Road Plumstead, the larger houses being Dundus Terrace but the same road.
The houses are still there so is the brick wall & I have found some evidence that the ground opposite may have had some military connection.
I have attached my evidence together with your original postcard but also if you could google maps for Brookhill Road Plumstead you will see both style of houses that are in your photo. Have a look Andrew & see what you think.”
And that as a certain criminologist would say is that ................ thank you Tricia and I look forward to the next mystery/story.
Location, Plumstead, London
Picture; “Army Service Corps, Horse Artillery, Woolwich” from the collection of David Harrop and other photographs sourced by Tricia Lesley
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