Moving East

The first photo this time is almost certainly on the Norfolk Broads but exactly where, I don’t know.
As for the boats, someone told me that the sailing boats were wherries but I thought that they were bigger. Perhaps you could leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

With this picture of the Rose & Crown Hotel I am more certain as I have found it in Google Maps Streetview. It is in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and has hardly changed since this was taken in 1964.

Finally I have a photo that tells me where it was taken, Olney in Buckinghamshire. This is a view of Olney Station on the Northampton – Olney – Bedford LMS Line. It was taken in 1961.
You can see this very picture on the Olney and District Historical Society website where Mike Neale is using it to help illustrate an article by his father, Ivor, about the railway line.
Olney and District Historical Society

More photos from Grandad’s collection soon.
Please do leave a comment and tell any stories that may be related.

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Cambridge, I Think!

One of the problems that I have with my grandad’s slides is knowing where they were taken. In some cases he has written a location on the mount and in others he wrote index notes which were put in the original boxes. Unfortunately many of the notes have been lost or are not easily readable.

If you believe that the images are not where or what I have labelled them as, please, please, let me know.

Your comments are always welcome. Maybe you have visited  or live in these places, if you have a story to tell, please do.

OK, for the two images in this post I am reasonably sure that they are in Cambridge, am I right?

The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge.  It was built in 1831 and is part of St John’s College. This image was taken in 1964 on Kodak Kodachrome.

This slide was also taken in 1964. Having searched the web I believe that this is St John’s College.

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Your Turn, Grandad

 

I thought that I would start having a look at collection of slides mostly taken by my Grand-father.

These were usually taken while on holiday in Scotland, Wales, the Lake District and other parts of the UK.

The slides cover a period from around 1961 to 1972. Unfortunately they have suffered a bit from poor storage with the colours fading and in some case a mouldy growth. I have worked on them a certain amount but it would take many hours to fully restore them.

I’ll start off with a shot that obviously wasn’t taken by my grandad because it shows him standing in a friends garden. There is no date or notes on this one but I think that it would be from the mid-1960’s.

The second image is from Faversham in Kent where he lived. It was taken in 1972 and shows the number of cars parked in the road by commuters using the railway at the end of road. Nothing changes!

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Views of Gnossus

Here are some views of Gnossus (Knossus). They are probably from the 1950's or 1960's.

First is a view of Gnossus from the Palace.

The King's Chamber

Egyptian Prince

And a few more views.