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Gallery: Dorset Miscellaneous
Family outside 'Brookdale', possibly Ferndown, c. 1900s
@iamtimbo / 5 years ago / 1782 views / 1 comments
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The postcard credit on the back os for Frederick Ash of Victoria Road, Ferndown, so there is a chance that this is a local family, but the house doesn't stand out, and I can't find any reference to a 'Brookdale' in Ferndown....
Hint: Drag the orange pegman to see the Streetview image...
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This is the back of the postcard - no stamp or postmark, unfortunately;
Transcription as far as I can work it out...
Dear Mrs Snow,
Thanks for P.C. +
if such are alright I will
have them 40 for £1.
We are coming up on
the 15th I will pay for
them + bring them back.
Hope all are well,
We are capital -
except my back + that keeps bad - :
Could you all
come back with us
for a few days
Kindest regards
+best wishes
Yours sincerely
Charles Knott
Look through magnifying
glass at group
{rotated on side}
Kindly let Mrs Evans know
Slightly mysterious - what was Charles Knott buying from Mrs Snow 40 for a pound? Anyway, the writer clearly thinks that the reader will know the people in the group when they look at it with a magnifying glass, so if the photo was taken in Ferndown, then it could be a local family......
Here they are in all their glory....
Swaggering casual guy (2nd from right) looks slightly out of place....!