| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 14:08 - Mar 30 with 3393 views | Monahoop |
What a great set of photos and the colour quality, if genuine is fantastic for the time. I love browsing through things like this, it can take you to another place. To think my old man was 5 years old when these photos were taken, he would have remembered scenes like these especially the London transport pictures. My mum would have been 2 at the time.
Good post Metallica. Makes a change from the various depressing subject matters that have been cropping up on here lately. |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 14:19 - Mar 30 with 3362 views | SimonJames |
Disgraceful!
I spotted 3 current QPR defenders and a ponderous striker on the sightseeing bus in that photo. Why weren't they at training? |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 14:27 - Mar 30 with 3352 views | PinnerPaul |
Sad G*t post........
The letter box - 5, yes, FIVE collections a day?????
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 15:17 - Mar 30 with 3286 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 14:30 - Mar 30 by Juzzie |
Can you imagine having a Tw@tteresque rant with someone by post?!
Really like seeing these old photos and video footage too, though I wish they'd slow the video down a tad so it's more realistic as they all look like something out of a Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Laural & Hardy slapstick comedy. Seeing WWI footage like this sort of takes away the seriouness of it all IMO. [Post edited 30 Mar 2015 15:22]
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I love the idea of a twitter rant by post!
Great thread Metallica, really appreciate it. The year my dad was born, as it happens.
Carts were a thing back then weren't they? Also notice how objects like carts, ice cream vans, and post boxes were lovingly decorated.
For a minute thought there was a woman with QPR written on her head in 8th picture down, but sadly it is CPR, I suppose a reference to the Canadian railway. | | | |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 15:36 - Mar 30 with 3258 views | Metallica_Hoop |
I loved the old vet match seller one. |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:07 - Mar 30 with 3137 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 15:36 - Mar 30 by Metallica_Hoop |
I loved the old vet match seller one. |
Yeah, looking at the uniform he looks like he was in the Crimea.
Not maybe as daft as you think, there were Crimean veterans still around at the start of WW1. Just as when my dad joined up at the start of the Korean War, there were still serving soldiers who had fought in WW1 | | | |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 23:04 - Mar 30 with 3040 views | WanderR |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 14:27 - Mar 30 by PinnerPaul |
Sad G*t post........
The letter box - 5, yes, FIVE collections a day?????
Letters - Much better than the internet! |
The post box is gone but the phone box is still here.
http://goo.gl/maps/VxRhB |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 23:41 - Mar 30 with 3008 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Great photos. Love all that stuff. |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 02:35 - Mar 31 with 2976 views | SydneyRs |
Great stuff. love those photos. | | | |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 08:31 - Mar 31 with 2919 views | Metallica_Hoop |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:07 - Mar 30 by CiderwithRsie |
Yeah, looking at the uniform he looks like he was in the Crimea.
Not maybe as daft as you think, there were Crimean veterans still around at the start of WW1. Just as when my dad joined up at the start of the Korean War, there were still serving soldiers who had fought in WW1 |
I did wonder, it's quite plausible.
He's have to be about 90 though. | |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 13:39 - Mar 31 with 2795 views | izlingtonhoop |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:07 - Mar 30 by CiderwithRsie |
Yeah, looking at the uniform he looks like he was in the Crimea.
Not maybe as daft as you think, there were Crimean veterans still around at the start of WW1. Just as when my dad joined up at the start of the Korean War, there were still serving soldiers who had fought in WW1 |
I was reading something just the other day about black Confederate soldiers.
I can't for the life of me remember where. However the author said he interviewed, recently, the grandson of one. I can't be bothered to do the Math (sic), but that doesn't seem likely.
Great pics though Metallica.
I love the women in those button-up shoes. |  | | |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:32 - Apr 1 with 2642 views | johncharles |
Thanks for the pics Metal man.
I'm now hooked on RETRONAUT [Post edited 1 Apr 2015 20:36]
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:20 - Apr 13 with 2495 views | Marc |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 08:31 - Mar 31 by Metallica_Hoop |
I did wonder, it's quite plausible.
He's have to be about 90 though. |
Second Boer War apparently.
Had my uncle take a look (knows his stuff) . |  | | |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 08:53 - Apr 14 with 2350 views | Metallica_Hoop |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:20 - Apr 13 by Marc |
Second Boer War apparently.
Had my uncle take a look (knows his stuff) . |
Oh nice, thanks.
He must have been near end of service if that's the case. Either that or he had a really hard life. | |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 22:25 - Apr 14 with 2247 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 20:20 - Apr 13 by Marc |
Second Boer War apparently.
Had my uncle take a look (knows his stuff) . |
That's not a Boer War uniform (1st or Second)
Khaki was worn in the 2nd Boer War. Scarlet still worn in the first, but tunics (i.e. jackets with skirts at the front coming down to mid-thigh, like a modern guardsman's full dress.) That guy's wearing a coatee - short at the front, with tails at the back - which went out of use shortly after the Crimea.
Age-wise, anyone aged 20-40 in 1900 (middle of 2nd Boer War) would be 48-68 in 1928. I suppose he could be a 68 year old, I can't see that he'd be as young as 48 or even 58.
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 23:14 - Apr 14 with 2222 views | kensalriser |
Love the buses in the Trafalgar Square shot - 6 to Kensal Rise and 15 to the Grove, just as today. |  |
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 16:08 - Apr 15 with 2069 views | londonscottish |
Just think; the great great grandchildren of those people will all be running out to buy Apple Watches.
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| Some great colour pics of England from 1928. on 10:02 - Apr 16 with 2001 views | Metallica_Hoop |
This exploded in 1564 during the battle of Öland!!! looks like it sank in 2004.
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