The choir of Loftus Youth Club are shown, but we have no details as to where, why and who was shown on this image can you help?
Image courtesy of Mavis Stevenson
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 This glass plate image came with the cycling set and we wonder if perhaps they were camping or is this the changing facilities for the competitors? Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  Was there a fancy dress part to the event? We have ladies in outfits, two firemen and is that a hose stacked inside the frame; as well as beekeepers in the background. The weather appears to be good and all are in their best outfits. Image courtesy of Geoff Patten.  Is this the unruly end? Has the steward had to advise the spectators to be less boisterous in the presence of ladies? Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  Obviously the general viewing public had to sit in rows closer to the ”rails”upon bench seats – bet they were not as comfortable as at present day events – but the ladies seem to be enjoying a good conversation. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  Is this the ”posh” spectators end? Note the decanter and cut glasses on the picnic table, perhaps they were sponsors or just having a good day at the races? Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  This timing business seems very serious; how much simpler it seems in modern times! But note how smartly they turn out, including the tweed suit and deerstalker hat. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  The second of the images from our Grangetown series, how different to the cycling on the Olympics in more recent years? Image courtesy of Geoff Patton  We know where and we know when – by deciphering the inscription on this glass plate image – one of a series which came to us and we realise it is really outside our area, but again loved the images. As the rest of the images show, all appear to be enjoying themselves and the weather seems to have ensured a good turnout of spectators. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  The title tells all! This photograph came to us with the title on the reverse. We would welcome names and possibly reasons for the gathering. Alex Wilson advises us: ”The face peering out from the back row, with his hands resting on the shoulders of two ladies, looks like my father Denis Codling. He would have been 20 in 1946.” Gary Yarker adds: “No idea if the dates are right but there are three ladies to the right and the two guys in the background look like my uncle Bryan Yarker and my dad Eric Yarker.” Image courtesy of Loftus Youth Club and many thanks to J. Wilson and Gary Yarker for the updates. |
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