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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 17 Aug 2015 22:10

UK, City, Town and Village Photos, 1857-2005

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 17 Aug 2015 22:15

Thank you for the info Mr. Magoo

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 17 Aug 2015 22:16

It looks like they are Francis Frith photos.

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 17 Aug 2015 22:19

I will have a look thanks

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 17 Aug 2015 22:37

Lots to look at Mr Magoo, very interesting :-)

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 17 Aug 2015 22:43

Lots of our village, but all dated 1955 just l3 years before we moved here, so the centre is much the same - quite a lot of new buildings round the edge but the original village pretty much unchanged

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 17 Aug 2015 22:44

Lots of our village, but all dated 1955 just l3 years before we moved here, so the centre is much the same - quite a lot of new buildings round the edge but the original village pretty much unchanged

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 18 Aug 2015 00:48

and Francis Frith photos can be found for free by googling the name of your town :-D



another good site to use for recent photos is ..............

http://www.geograph.org.uk/

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.