The most interesting postcards have their own subpages:
I’m probably going to hate myself for this arrangement, but it’s the best I can conceive now. These postcards need displaying in context in the pages relating to the history of their portrayed locations. Bu tthey also need displaying in context with similar postcards, and with the message on the back. A danger is that the picture on the front gets mixed up with the wrong message on the back. But I’ll try…
Postcard kindly provided for copying by Robert Berkeley and Nathalie Muller. One of the E R Lovell cards. This shows Tyrells End. The house is Linden Lodge, still present today. The message was:
This postcard turns out to be so fascinating that it gets a page all to itself! Read all about it at Joyce’s Postcard!
Postmarked 9 May 1923. The message was:
Church End, Eversholt, Bletchley.
Mrs Ricketts
Hawthorns
Chapel Rd
Flitwick
Beds
Dear Ma and Miss Webster
How do you like our church. Still Looking for you to come over if you can. What peculiar weather. Patient doing well. Remember me to Miss Groom.
Kindest regards
Evelyn
Postmarked
7 15 PM 9 ?Y 18
[Presumably, 1918.]
Mrs H Newby
74 ??
Sunderland
9/4/18 [!] Just got letter. Weather fine. Am going to Cinema tonight. Feeling a lot better. Love to All. ??
This postcard shows the cottages in HIlls End, on the north side of the road near to Tyrells End, which were demolished around 1960.
23/12/29
Miss A Pearson, Woodglin, Seaforth Gardens, Winchmore Hill, London N
Dear Nan Just a time to wish you happy xmas many thanks for parcel will write again later (so busy) fondest love yours ever Patty
PS best wishes to all could not get any views of Tingrith
Postmarked 6 45 PM 10 August 1922
Mrs [….]y
[…] [has somebody actually rubbed this out?]
Wellingboro, Norths
Dear Gert
Just a card to let you know that we are having a nice time. The weather is very unsettled but must not grumble. Hope you are keeping well. Jacks Dad is going in Hospital today. His sister is coming home with us on Saturday. Love from Harriett
Judging from the state of the ivy around the east end of the vestry, one might guess this image to have been made on the same day as that of postcard 3 above.
The message is maddeningly confusing.
Miss [HKM] [Gould? Jowell? Powell??], 12 Chester Terrace, London, SW
[The famous Chester Terrace is the very posh one next to Regent’s Park. However, that is definitely N, not SW. There is a Chester Terrace in Barking which is NE. Was there another in the SW then?]
Dear [HK], Many thanks for pc, Mrs Minchin had to come up, as they have let the house, so she very kindly offered to get any thing I wanted so may perhaps be glad to ?? you later with much Love hope you are well This view is quite near us Ta Ta ever yours PHM[?]
Postmarked Woburn, 7 30 PM April 20 1905 and the stamp is right for that date.
Miss Ethel Culverhouse, 147, Stanley Rd, W. Croydon, Surrey
“The Poplars”, Milton Bryant, Woburn RSO
My Dear Ethel,
Thank you very much for pretty P.C. which you sent. I was more than glad to hear that you have passed your exam and I am sure you are too; for you deserved to pass as you did such an awful lot of practice. I daresay you are still top, but Mrs. R. did not read out any more marks, I hope you are top. Hoping you are having a nice Holiday. Love & Kisses from Dorothy