Ghost of a flea: England sighted

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October 29, 2009

England sighted

The Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight Village on the Wirral* hosts glass negatives - an Edwardian family album - recently discovered in an attic. One suspects a further examination of said attic would produce an enchanted wardrobe leading to another country where, somewhere to the south, my grandparents are children.

They were taken in the early part of the 20th century by Jack Urton, a keen photographer, who lived on the Wirral peninsula. In them we see his wife, Biddy, and daughters, Mary and Lois, living through the glorious, carefree summers that preceded World War I.

Follow the link for time travel.

* Say this five times fast and you shall find yourself transported to the Wirral.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 29, 2009 08:27 AM

Comments

I am delighted to see that a Royal Union flag was considered part of the family's essential gear for a trip to Brighton beach.

Posted by: Chris Taylor at October 29, 2009 11:55 AM