Category: Cornwall

“A nice time at Clacton”: another postcard sent in August 1914

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This postcard is the first one in the collection to have been sent specifically to Winnie Barber. Winnie, the daughter of George and Annie Barber, was born in 1902. Later in life she lived in Woodland Way, Winchmore Hill, which is where the box of postcards was found in the 1960s.

In 1914, aged 12, whilst presumably on holiday at The Laurels at Leigh on Sea,  Winnie received this postcard from her Aunt Annie who had been on holiday at Clacton but had now returned home. The card is postmarked “Wood Green”.

The message reads:

 

Dear Winnie

Very please to have a pc from you please you are having such a good time and such fine weather.

I have had a nice time at Clacton but please to get home. I hope your mother’s enjoying herself.

With love from all

Aunt Annie good bye

 

“The scenery is grand”: a card posted in Cornwall in 1914

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There are four postcards in the collection which were posted in 1914.  It’s quite hard to read the full postmarks so I may not have them in the correct chronological order.

This Frith’s series card, posted in Camelford, Cornwall on 9th June 1914, shows the Tintagel Hotel standing above the valley.

The card was sent by Nellie,who was staying at Sunnyside in Camelford,  to Mrs (Annie)  Barber.  The  message reads:

“We have been in Cornwall since Friday. Drove to Tintagel yesterday and had a lovely day.

The scenery is grand. Nellie.”