Artist: Edward H. Thompson
Publisher: Valentine & Sons
PM: none
"Art Colour" series
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Glastonbury Abbey "Reconstructed"
Artist: A.E. Henderson
Publisher: Walter Scott, Bradford
PM: none, signed 1935
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Southwark Cathedral, London
Artist: Gordon Home
Publisher: Homeland Association, Ltd.
PM: none
"London as Seen by Artists, Series One"
Friday, March 21, 2008
Netherwood, Hastings
Artist: "Barbara"
Publisher: unknown
PM: none
I'm guessing this is from the 1920s but really don't know. Netherwood was a guest house, and apparently the last residence of occultist Aleister Crowley.
"Johnny had owned and run, with her husband Vernon, a large, gabled Victorian guest house named Netherwood. The property stood in its extensive 4-acre grounds, wherein were outbuildings, a lawn tennis court, a large garden, shrubbery and many trees, on The Ridge, a road running across the flank of the upland area behind Hastings, about 500 feet above sea level. Netherwood's situation afforded extensive views of the town, its Norman castle, Beachy Head and the sea, which were doubtless part of its albeit wind-blown attraction to visitors. " http://www.21stcenturyradio.com/articles/03/1001231.html
Monday, March 17, 2008
Star Inn, Alfriston
Artist: W.E. Croxford
Publisher: Cambridge Picture Postcard Company
PM: none
"Sunny Sussex Series"
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Magdalen College, Oxford
Artist: Elmer Keene
Publisher: Charles Worcester & Co.
PM: none
From the "Chic Series"
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Trossachs Hotel, Scotland
Artist: Brian Gerald
Publisher: Valentine & Sons
PM: none
I am going to begin to include some excerpts from travel guides contemporary to most of the postcards I post (i.e. 1890s-1920). I'll include the full title, author, and date of publication the first time for each book, and only the author each time after that. If no author is listed, I'll refer to the guide's publisher. Most of these are going to be available through Google Books. So....
From: Shearer's Guide to Stirling, Callandar, Dunblane, the Trossachs, and Loch Latrine. 1907
"This large and elegant hotel occupies the site of a farmhouse, which supplied the wants of the tourists half a century ago. The hotel was erected in 1849 by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, but has been repeatedly extended. The hotel is one of the best in the country, and is also a good starting-place for exploring the Trossachs and mountains around the country of Rob Roy, the Lady of the Lake, and making excursions to the various places of interest in the district."
Monday, March 10, 2008
North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh
Artist: unknown
Publisher: McC & Co.
PM: none
This hotel is now called The Balmoral. It was built in 1902, so it was fairly new when this card was published (judging by the car).
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Stirling Castle from the southwest
Artist: unknown
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
PM: none
From the Oilette "Stirling" series.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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