Tag Archives: Sepia Saturday

Sepia Saturday 178 – Eyes, windows to the soul

The moment I saw this week’s theme I knew exactly what photos I was going to share. The two photographs are of the same lady, Emma Jane West nee Ellis. Emma Jane was the daughter of Henry and Caroline Harris … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 171 – Ruins, Monuments & Historical Buildings

First up is the Castle at Guildford displayed here in this picture, which dates from 1916 with the Bandstand. St Catherine’s is somewhere where my Grandmother and I used to often walk to. We always used to pack a plastic … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 170 – Coffee shops!

Happy Easter Folks! A quick medley of coffee and tea establishments I think for this week. This was taken around 1910 and is of the Compton coffee house. This one is of Vokes Tea Gardens at Normandy taken around 1902. … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 168

Having a mooch around my Guildford collection postcards. This first picture is of St Catherine’s school in Bramley and taken around 1905. This postcard is after the effects of the storm in August 1906 Now in my original notes I … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday – 164

I searched several times for photographs in our family collection. Nothing with an tortoise, and I can not see one that I had of my father in law, where I was sure he was smoking a pipe, anyway here is … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday – 163 Snow

The moment I saw that this week’s prompt was snow I  knew that I had to use this photo. This is from my Guildford and District collection. It is a photograph of Farnham Road at Guildford which was the main … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 161

This week I am sharing one of my favourite images from my Guildford collection. It is an early picture, dating to 1880 and is of the cattle market at Guildford, which was in 1880 situated in North Street. At some … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday – 160

I thought this week I might share a few family snaps of different methods of transport. This first photo is the only one I have of one of my Grandfather’s brothers. This a photograph of the Coronation Parade taken 2nd … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday – 159

In my family archives we have some great photos of days at the beach. Here are just a few of them. Taken circa 1955 at Brighton Sussex. This is my Grandfather George with Mum who has a rather determined look … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 158

The moment I saw this week’s prompt I knew I would share this image.  Original image from a lantern slide. This is a group of slide workers in Guildford circa 1900 and is part of my Guildford and District collection. Taking … Continue reading

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