“Full Employment” and “Free Trade”, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, 25/04/15.
27 Wednesday May 2015
Posted Out and About.
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Posted Out and About.
in27 Wednesday May 2015
Posted Out and About.
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26 Tuesday May 2015
26 Tuesday May 2015
Posted Photo Archive.
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British Monarchy, Buckingham Palace, colourised photograph, London, London Underground, poster, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, rocking horse, Royal Childhood exhibition, Royal Family, The King's Speech, The King's Speech film
I didn’t think of it at the time, but on seeing this photograph again today, it reminded me of the 2010 film “The King’s Speech“, in which a whole stable of toy horses can be seen in the background of more than one scene. I didn’t go and see the Royal Childhood exhibition, but it looks like the rocking horse in this colourised photograph featured in the exhibition.
25 Monday May 2015
Posted Out and About.
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bath, Fashion Museum, Fashion Museum Bath, hand writing, Hat Works, Hat Works Stockport, hats, love heart, Museums, note, Stockport, vintage fashion
The Behind the scenes section of The Fashion Museum in Bath has a notice board that visitors can use to recommend other fashionable places of interest. Amongst the numerous notes I found one with a distinctive, Northern, feel to it. In my youth I often found myself sat on the Transpennine Express, calling at Manchester Piccadilly, which passed through Stockport. From the train you use to be able to see a tall factory chimney with hat museum writing down the length of it in white capital letters and this always intrigued me and I often pointed it out to anyone I was travelling with; mainly my mother and younger sister. My sister and I finally visited the Hat Works about seven years now and I didn’t regret the expense. Our visit to Stockport coincided with an exhibition of swimming caps, I seem to remember. If you’re a hat lover, as I am, the Hat Works is a must.
24 Sunday May 2015
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Brewery Square Dorchester, Dorchester, Dorset, laughing, OK, playing, screaming, shouting, signs
Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About.
23 Saturday May 2015
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Bristol, crows nest, Floating Harbour Bristol, masts, Prince's Wharf Bristol, rigging, ropes, sails, Ships, Tall Ships, The Matthew
Also featured on this blog on the 10th August 2014: The View from The M Shed Roof, 07/08/14.
22 Friday May 2015
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Bristol, Cranes, Fairbairn Steam Crane, Floating Harbour Bristol, Industrial Heritage, Prince's Wharf Bristol, Steam Train
Also featured on this blog on the 10th August 2014: The View from The M Shed Roof, 07/08/14.
21 Thursday May 2015
Posted Ephemera.
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Beach, black and white, dechchairs, Ephemera, hats, old photographs, pebbles, Photography, Seaside., seaweed, stones, tea., teapot, vintage fashion
I don’t know where this photograph was taken, I can’t even remember where I bought it, but I love of the idea of taking the teapot and the best teacups down to the seashore for a brew in the fresh air!
The lady on the left seems to be enjoying her tea the most or is she smiling at the sea view or the gentleman wearing the peaked cap? She is certainly not looking at the camera, unlike the lady in the stripy hat on the left, next to the young lady pouring the tea. The lady in the middle appears to be being annoyed by some sort of flying inspect.
The beach doesn’t look that exciting, with its stones and seaweed, but that could be because I’m use to the sandy beaches of the East coast. Can you make out the three chaps walking along what must be a promenade or seawall in the background? I wonder where they’re going? So many questions!
Does anybody have any answers?