Social Collection (page 21)

Two jolly Grandmothers with their Grandchildren
Two very jolly Grandmothers with their Grandchildren (or Great Grandchildren) seated outside a shed. Note their matching striped aprons. Date: circa 1920s

Rural scene - group of teenagers and young adults
A group of teenagers and young adults create a rural tableau near an old stone barn. Date: circa 1910s

A large holiday party at Bryn Corach, Conway, Wales - the first holiday centre and head office of the Holiday Fellowship, now HF Holidays

Queue of tourists visit Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge
A queue of tourists visiting Goughs Cave in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long

Two girls with their new bicycles and proud parents
British family outside their house. The parents look very proud, possibly because their two duaghters have just learning to ride their shiny new bicycles! Date: circa 1920

Large group of French Schoolgirls dressed as a deck of cards
Large group of French Schoolgirls from Clermont-Ferrand posing for a photograph wearing wonderful playing card costumes - the whole deck is featured, including Kings, Queens, Jacks

Extended family outside stone county home
A countryside scene with parents, son and Grandmother all stood outside their lovely stone cottage. The son appears to be holding two pails of milk. Date: circa 1910s

Young lad with a magnificent wooden toy car
Raymond, Aunt Bettys brother happily sat behind the wheel of his magnificent wooden toy car (possibly a pedal car). There is a mascot on the front of the bonnet in the form of a cat - a tin

Large group of holidaymakers on a British beach - looking up at the photographer (possibly stood on the promenade?) - the photograph was taken at 8pm on July 11, 1925

Ethel and her young brother in fancy dress
Ethel and her younger brother in fine fancy dress costume - this scene is in part a satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period. Date: 1913

Pretty young girl holding a Stowers promotional fan
A photograph of a smiling pretty young girl set within an oval art nouveau frame. She is holding a promotional fan for Stowers Lime Juice Cordial! Date: 1905

Cartoon, The Liliput Levy on John Bull Gulliver -- a satirical comment on taxation putting the strain on John Bull (representing the middle-class British man)

Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)
Cartoon, A Modest Boast -- Britannia reads the report of a recent Social Science Congress, and thinks that her understanding of the subject is better than some people s

Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)
Cartoon, Strike Home! A working man who is on strike is dismayed to find that the local baker is also on strike -- the suggestion is that all they are doing is injuring each other by striking

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)
Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It. A comment on the current unrest over working conditions in agricultural districts

View toward the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford. Date: 1953

Young man fools about in The Stocks. Date: 1953

Young man fooling about in The Stocks. Date: 1953

Young boy standing on the ramparts of Harlech Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. Date: 1953

Welsh Fishing Port - possibly Beaumaris. Date: 1953

Welsh Coastal Fishing port. Date: 1953

Warwick Castle. Date: 1953

Training school ship HMS Conway, aground in the Menai Strait
Training school ship HMS Conway, which ran aground on flat rocks - the Platters on the Menai Strait - near the Menai Suspension Bridge - from where this photo was taken. Date: 1953

Lord Leycester Hospital, West Gate, High Street, Warwick
View toward the Lord Leycester Hospital, next to the West Gate on High Street, Warwick - one of the best preserved examples of medieval courtyard architecture in England. Date: 1953

Victoria Memorial, Buckingham Palace, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Two Sisters and their husbands - Bedford. Date: 1953

Two couple take rest during a hike - Snowdonia, North Wales
Two couple take a rest during a hike - possibly in the Lake District or Snowdonia. Date: 1953

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Date: 1953

Three Sisters - Bedford. Date: 1953

Thames River Pleasure Steamer Golden Spray II, Westminster
The Thames River Pleasure Steamer Golden Spray II moored at a jetty on the Westminster Embankment, London - Photograph taken from Westminster Bridge - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Interior of the 13th century Harlech Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
The interior of the 13th century Harlech Castle, Gwynedd, Wales. Date: 1953

The Menai Suspension Bridge built in 1826 by Thomas Telford
The Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford. Date: 1953

The Menai Strait, North Wales
The Menai Strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Mainland North Wales. Date: 1953

Westminster Abbey, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II
Temporary entrance to Westminster Abbey, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

The Conwy Suspension Bridge and Pedestrian Footbridge
The Conwy Suspension Bridge and narrow Pedestrian Footbridge, North Wales. Date: 1953

The Clock Tower, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales
The Clock Tower, a Grade II Listed Building in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales - fine example of a High Victorian Gothic 3-stage square tower with spire. Date: 1953

Temp Seats, Buckingham Palace - Coronation of Elizabeth II
Temporary Seating in front of Buckingham Palace, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

St Trillo of the L&NWSS on the Menai Strait
St Trillo - formerly St Silio- of the L&NWSS - Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company - on the Menai Strait. Date: 1953

Temp entrance, Westminster Abbey, Coronation Elizabeth II
Temporary entrance at the front of Westminster Abbey, London - Coronation of Elizabeth II. Date: 1953

Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, Wales
Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol - a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy County Borough. Date: 1953

Snowdonia, National Park in North Wales. Date: 1953

Snowdonia National Park, North Wales - Road and River. Date: 1953

Snowdonia National Park, North Wales - Lakeside. Date: 1953

Small Welsh Village. Date: 1953

Smartly-dressed young man - patterned backdrop
Smartly-dressed young man standing in front of a patterned backdrop. Date: 1953

Smartly-dressed young lady in front of a patterned backdrop
Smartly-dressed young lady standing in front of a patterned backdrop. Date: 1953

Smartly-dressed young ladyon Menai Straits Steamer ferry
Smartly-dressed young lady sitting out on the deck of a Menai Straits Steamer ferry. Date: 1953

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