How about a 'period' classics pictures thread

[Spottedlaurel]

A couple more from my purchased batch of Preston area photos:

1979 MGB GT OEC857V c.1980/81 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This one is still around and on SORN, MoT apparently expires tomorrow.

1969 Austin Healey Sprite NFV713G c.1980/81 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This Sprite made it to 1991. Not bad as even by 1980/81 it looks to have seen a bit of life.

[droopsnoot]

My contact at the local second hand bookshop has acquired another slide collection, these are some of them.

[MarshPhantom]

Fantastic. Post some more if you have them.

[MarshPhantom]

Thought I knew it, second pic is Ragley Hall. Went there once as a kid.

Edited by MarshPhantom on Saturday 1st August 20:58

[viscountdallara]

The third picture is Aldeburgh and I'm pretty sure the forth is Southwold.

I'm sure that I've been to the location in the top picture but I just can't place it !

[ClaphamGT3]

4th is definitely Southwold, looking from the market place down to Gunn Hill

[MarshPhantom]

Is the top pic Sheringham?

[viscountdallara]

MarshPhantom said:

Is the top pic Sheringham?

That is what I thought..... Somewhere near the ' Lobster Pot' pub ??

[MarshPhantom]

viscountdallara said:

MarshPhantom said:

Is the top pic Sheringham?

That is what I thought..... Somewhere near the ' Lobster Pot' pub ??

I reckon so.

[soxboy]

Top pic looks quite Lake District to me, especially with the clothing!

[nicanary]

viscountdallara said:

MarshPhantom said:

Is the top pic Sheringham?

That is what I thought..... Somewhere near the ' Lobster Pot' pub ??

Isn't it all a bit whitewashy for Sheringham? Surely that'd be more brick and flint? I really ought to know because my family's from round there - sister lived at Mundesley, and whole tribe is from the Bacton/Happisburgh/North Walshem area.

Northrepps, Southrepps, Gimingham,Trimingham, Trunch. Use to be a verse from some kids' play or other....

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

nicanary said:

viscountdallara said:

MarshPhantom said:

Is the top pic Sheringham?

That is what I thought..... Somewhere near the ' Lobster Pot' pub ??

Isn't it all a bit whitewashy for Sheringham? Surely that'd be more brick and flint? I really ought to know because my family's from round there - sister lived at Mundesley, and whole tribe is from the Bacton/Happisburgh/North Walshem area.

Northrepps, Southrepps, Gimingham,Trimingham, Trunch. Use to be a verse from some kids' play or other....

Cars are from St Helens & Chelmsford...not much of a clue there

[MarshPhantom]

Sign on the wall looks like it might say Minster Gallery, there's one in Winchester.

[tog]

Where's the castle in the last one? Flags are at half mast.

[truck71]

Is the bottom one Conwy Castle?

Don't think the first one is Sheringham, agree with Aldeburgh and Southwold (both before they got ruined).

[bencollins]

soxboy said:

Top pic looks quite Lake District to me, especially with the clothing!

was thinking could be Cartmel or Ambleside, but just googled and looks nothing like it!

[FourBranch]

soxboy said:

Top pic looks quite Lake District to me, especially with the clothing!

Definitely the Lake District. Hawkshead to be precise.


EDIT: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.374934,-2.999079...

Edited by FourBranch on Sunday 2nd August 19:30

[viscountdallara]

FourBranch said:

Definitely the Lake District. Hawkshead to be precise.


EDIT: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.374934,-2.999079...

Edited by FourBranch on Sunday 2nd August 19:30

Well done... I'm still going for a walk to the lobster in Sheringham next week though !!

[FourBranch]

viscountdallara said:

Well done... I'm still going for a walk to the lobster in Sheringham next week though !!

[Spottedlaurel]

droopsnoot said:

My contact at the local second hand bookshop has acquired another slide collection, these are some of them.

Excellent stuff, great variety to be seen. I'm particularly pleased to see the Datsun Violet content in these two shots. There's a white 140J saloon TOP45S, which DVLA says lasted only until 1984, then a turquoise 160J SSS in the Southwold photo. I had one of the latter and enjoyed many miles in it, same colour but with a vinyl roof for added period charm (and rust around the windscreen edge). Realising this photo was taken in 1996, it could now be considered a period shot itself:

Recording of 'Driven' feature on Datsun c.1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I have an old F.W. Pawsey postcard giving pretty much the same shot of Aldeburgh:

Old Postcard - High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

When I took approximately the same photo a few years ago there was nothing so interesting to be seen:

High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk now and then by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr