If this is North Street Bedminster the top road would be Coronation Street,
and the tobacconist shop is advertising Will's Star cigarettes. W.D. & H.O.
Wills' factory was in Bedminster, Bristol.
Frank
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
1854-1900
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Behalf Of John C Symons
Sent: 24 August 2006 20:48
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Subject: Re: 1940 street photo
XV was one of the many pre-2001 registration letters for London
John
On 24 Aug 2006, at 18:25, Brian Read wrote:
> Yes - I can see the number even on a postcard size print: it's BXV
> 993. This could possibly be GXV but I'd put my money on BXV...
> This sort of detail points to the fact that the camera lens must be
> of excellent quality. The car is about 6 shop-fronts distance from
> the camera. A relative has just told me that he now has the camera
> in his loft in Australia!
>
> Brian
> On 24 Aug 2006, at 16:52, Peter Higginbotham. wrote:
>
>> Can you make out the car registration - that could be a clue to the
>> location.
>>
>> Peter Higginbotham
>>
>> Brian Read wrote:
>>> I recently found a box of glass plate negatives which belonged to
>>> my uncle (1899-1962). Most of the pictures
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