Wartime:-
White stripes on lamp-posts, trees, curbs etc.
Shields on car headlights.
Not everyone stuck strips on windows, often only houses etc with small
panes.
Not a lot in a shop window!
Gerard McSweeney
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From: "GATLEY David A" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: 1940 street photo
Two points about the glass plates: -
1) try to find a trades directory for the mid 20th Century that would list
the locations of shops etc.
2) If the picture was taken during the war, I would expect to see signs of
the blackout in the shop windows.
Being born in 1953 I'm no expert, but if it was taken in 1940 surely there
should be brown paper strips on the windows to cut down possible blast
damage?
Can anyone throw light on this?
David
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From: From: Local-History list on behalf of Frank Clement-Lorford
Sent: Thu 8/24/2006 23:55
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: 1940 street photo
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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From: From: Local-History list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of John C Symons
Sent: 24 August 2006 20:48
To: [log in to unmask]
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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