On a grassy hillside, a young lady smiles at the camera. She is relaxed and enjoying the moment with whoever is this side of the camera. It is a good photograph and has been turned into a postcard with number 12103. Her hand in the cardigan pocket seems a typical pose given the way the pockets and cardigan has stretched. Behind is a town and beyond that the countryside looks very English with trees and hedges and fields vanishing towards a distant haze.
I remember the thunderstorms and heavy rain and how Mid Street became like a mighty river rushing near our house. The flood swept down the road and over the pavements and was very impressive to me at the age of eleven. We had recently moved from Leicester and if this was anything to go by then South Nutfield was going to be an exciting place to live.
This postcard features another young lad at the junction of Mid Street and the Avenue during the same flood. The bridge over Nutfield Brook is overflowing behind him. Wikipedia has more on The Great Flood. (All Rights reserved to Pamlin Prints)
Eileen Atkins as Rosalind and Richard Pasco as Jaques in a modern dress "As You Like It" at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1973. Photograph by Zoe Dominic.
Started in 1839, The Henley Reggata became a major social event during the Victorian Era when this picture was taken - some time around 1890.
The Furka Passhöhe, of Furka Pass, in Switzerland, is a place where you can leave your carriage and step out to enjoy the breathtaking view of the Rhone glacier and hike to ice caves.
Possibly French from the look of the waiter. Twenty one of the Twenty Three men have moustaches. Possibly a predecessor of the modern Movember sponsored event.
