Connections in time: The Barber postcards
postcards to a North London family
This lovely multiview card with silver trims was sent to Winnie Barber by Lily. The central image shows the Eddystone Lighthouse, and the other show “The Slopes”, Keyham Gate, Devonport, Saltash Bridge and Plymouth Hoe.
The brief message, written in pencil, is quite faded. Lily has been spending the day in Plymouth and is having a lovely time despite the weather being “a bit dull today”.
The postmark shows that the card was posted on July 22nd 1925 and was collected from the box at 1.30 pm.
This is another card sent to Annie Barber at “The Nook” , Wenham Drive, Westcliff on Sea, in August 1910. Although the image is of Great Yarmouth, the card was posted in Wood Green, London. The scene is quite busy, with a tram heading along the road.
The message is harder to read than some of the previous cards and the name of the sender isn’t clear. It looks as though the address has been written by someone else as the handwriting is different.
“Dear Anne and Winnie, very please you are having nice weather we are having it very wet. I should very much like to come for a week. George and father (?) are all right love to Winnie and yourself hoping you will still have fine weather ”
Connections in time: The Barber postcards 