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Friday 7 December 2012
Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, The Tram Terminus, c1907
Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, The Tram Terminus, circa 1907. Mansfield Woodhouse is a large village north of Mansfield, approximately halfway between Nottingham and Sheffield. Postcard by George Sydney Ellis, photographic artist, of 8 Albert Street, Mansfield. The original postcard was very faded so I've had to do some restoration to bring out the contrast. For more old postcards visit the Sepia Saturday blog. Click the postcard to enlarge.
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You've done a great job on the restoration! Don't you love it when the shadows fall into place and you can really see the image for what it was? I find it rather thrilling.
ReplyDeleteWhen I look at the recent street view it's hard to see that there's enough room for a tram!
ReplyDeleteI love the blue paint job on the modern image. Very classy.
ReplyDeleteNancy
It is not only old images that can transport you back but place names also. I had not thought of Mansfield Woodhouse for decades but on reading your post I was instantly transported back to Sheffield railway station and hearing the long list of stopping stations on departing trains.
ReplyDeleteHow I would love to travel back to ride on the tram and to browse round the shop with the baskets etc hanging up! What a great postcard.
ReplyDeleteThe goods hanging up outside the hardware shop are fascinating in themselves.
ReplyDeleteThat is the most interesting picture. The stone house, the kids, the double decker tram; the shops. Wow!
ReplyDeleteKathy M.
What a fun and interesting postcard! I love the detail. You did a great job restoring it.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to prowl around in that shop -- all manner and kind of things to buy! Great old postcard, and fascinating to see the same place now!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you selected this postcard because of the workwear of the tram driver and the boots ad for Smith & Browns ;)
ReplyDeleteA well restored card. Obviously we don't know how well you did this because we don't know the original. But it certainly looks great!
That is such a great shot with all the children standing around. Imagine the photographer trying to get them to all stand still.
ReplyDeleteI think they were better back in those days to take photos of everyday situations for postcards!
ReplyDeleteA super photo, Howard, and another accidental preservation of shop buildings that seem more deserving of demolition. I like the boy standing in the street next to the tram. The tram drivers must have attracted the attention of many a boy's daydreams.
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