Beyond Norfolk Beyond NorfolkThe camera accompanied George Plunkett to other counties, on day-trips, longer holidays with friends and relatives, and war-time billetings. Many sights and historic buildings that my father photographed have changed little in the intervening years, but here is a selection that I hope is of some interest.
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Eccleston Ferry Eaton Hall Golden gates [1984]
1937-09-07 Cheshire. |
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Eccleston Ferry Eaton Hall [1985] 1937-09-07 Cheshire. Most of this was demolished in 1963. |
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Ruthin 15c courthouse [1987] 1937-09-08 Denbighshire. |
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Leigh on Sea High street view east [B337] 1932-07-10 Essex. |
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Leigh on Sea Old High street old house [3613]
1946-04-03 Essex. |
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Southchurch Thorpe Hall Avenue boulevard S [B395]
1932-07-16 Essex. |
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Southend Esplanade view E at Royal Hill [B362]
1932-07-00 Essex. |
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Southend High St LMS rail station approach [B719]
1933-08-22 Essex. |
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Southend High St LMS railway bridge from S [B718]
1933-08-22 Essex. |
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Southend Kursaal [B722] 1933-08-25 Essex. |
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Southend Kursaal night illuminated [B661] 1933-08-14 Essex. |
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Southend pavilion from S and pier railway [B039]
1931-07-00 Essex. |
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Southend pier entrance from Royal Hill [B690]
1933-08-00 Essex. |
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Southend pier Prince George extension [B028]
1931-07-00 Essex. Extreme end of pier. |
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Southend Prittlewell Victoria Rd old houses [3615]
1946-04-04 Essex. |
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Southend Southchurch Rd view east [B360] 1932-07-00 Essex. Co-operative stores. |
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Southend Victoria Circus and High St view S [B358]
1932-07-00 Essex. |
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Westcliff on Sea clifftop bandstand view E [B666]
1933-08-15 Essex. |
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Bristol Christmas St mediaeval houses [4026]
1951-09-05 Gloucestershire. Also entrance to old Grammar School. |
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Bristol Clifton Zoo Rosie the elephant [4105]
1953-05-26 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Tramway centre coronation [4109] 1953-06-01 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Tramway centre coronation [4110] 1953-06-01 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Tramway centre Guinness clock [4111]
1953-06-01 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Tramway centre Guinness clock [4112]
1953-06-01 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Lewis shop view N to churches [4512]
1959-08-20 Gloucestershire. |
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Bristol Lewis shop view NW to university [4510]
1959-08-20 Gloucestershire. Lewis department store at Horsefair and Bond Street. |
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Bristol Lewis shop view S to St Mary church [4511]
1959-08-20 Gloucestershire. St Mary Redcliffe church. |
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Coleford Speech House Olde Inn [2621] 1938-07-28 Gloucestershire. |
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Coleford Speech House old cannon [2622] 1938-07-28 Gloucestershire. |
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Tetbury Long St old houses [2608] 1938-07-27 Gloucestershire. Fawkes store. Corner of Chipping St. |
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Seaview chain suspension pier [3653] 1947-09-17 Isle of Wight. |
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Margate lighthouse and jetty at low tide [B684]
1933-08-17 Kent. |
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Margate Marine Parade view E [B687] 1933-08-17 Kent. From opposite the Imperial Hotel. |
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Margate Queen Victoria clock tower [B688] 1933-08-17 Kent. Commemorating 1887 Jubilee. |
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Pett's Wood Willett Stone [3761] 1949-03-20 Kent. Sun Dial memorial to William Willett, pioneer of Daylight Saving. |
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Liverpool Mersey tunnel entrance [1993] 1937-09-09 Lancashire. |
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Liverpool Anglican cathedral construction [1994]
1937-09-09 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Cathedral from NW [0201] 1934-08-19 Lancashire. From approach to Exchange Railway Station. |
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Manchester Cathedral from SW [0202] 1934-08-19 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Town Hall rear [0203] 1934-08-19 Lancashire. From St Peter's Square. |
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Manchester Central Public Library [0204] 1934-08-19 Lancashire. St Peter's Square. |
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Manchester St Peter's Square cenotaph [0205]
1934-08-19 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Piccadilly [0267] 1934-08-24 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Piccadilly temporary library [0266]
1934-08-24 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Market Street Ryland's building [0216]
1934-08-20 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Deansgate Northcliffe House [0222]
1934-08-20 Lancashire. Northern home of the Daily Mail newspaper. |
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Manchester Deansgate Ryland's library [0241]
1934-08-22 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Peter St Free Trade Hall [0221] 1934-08-20 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Chetham's hospital and library [0242]
1934-08-22 Lancashire. Rear view. |
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Manchester Great Ducie St Assize Courts [0265]
1934-08-24 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Mosley St art gallery [0240] 1934-08-22 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Oldham Rd church [0217] 1934-08-20 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Royal Exchange from Victoria St [0243]
1934-08-22 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Ship Canal Trafford swing bridge [0215]
1934-08-20 Lancashire. |
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Manchester Heaton Park bandstand [0209] 1934-08-19 Lancashire. |
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Southport Marine Parade pier entrance [0260]
1934-08-23 Lancashire. |
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Southport burnt out end of pier [0262] 1934-08-23 Lancashire. |
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Leicester clock tower [3541] 1942-03-26 Leicestershire. |
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London St Paul's W front from Ludgate Hill
[B744] 1933-08-24 |
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London Waterloo Bridge upstream side [B740]
1933-08-24 Old bridge. Its replacement was completed in 1945. |
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London Westminster Abbey west front [B751] 1933-08-24 |
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London Houses of Parliament [B748] 1933-08-24 Clock tower undergoing repair. |
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London Piccadilly Circus for coronation [4126]
1953-06-06 Eros statue in glided cage for coronation. |
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London Admiralty Arch for coronation [4128]
1953-06-06 |
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London The Mall archway for coronation [4131]
1953-06-06 |
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London The Mall for coronation [4130] 1953-06-06 |
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Cheddar Gorge [2570] 1938-07-24 Somerset. |
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Bungay Chequers PH and old houses [1221] 1936-07-30 Suffolk. |
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Bungay main street old houses [1210] 1936-07-30 Suffolk. Bowtell, ironmonger. |
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Felixtowe funfair crazy house [1827] 1937-08-04 Suffolk. |
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Ipswich Fore St old houses [1181] 1936-07-28 Suffolk. Sadd's seeds. Isaac Lord. |
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Ipswich St Margaret's Plain Tudor house [1178]
1936-07-28 Suffolk. |
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Lowestoft harbour fishing vessels [1195] 1936-07-29 Suffolk. |
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Lowestoft harbour steam drifter [0598] 1935-06-08 Suffolk. |
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Shottery Anne Hathaway's cottage [3092] 1939-06-25 Warwickshire. |
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Coventry old inn N of Holy Trinity church [3135]
1939-06-28 Warwickshire. |
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Coventry Peeping Tom PH Hertford St [3138] 1939-06-28 Warwickshire. See top left window. |
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Stonehenge [2602] 1938-07-26 Wiltshire. |
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Worcester old houses [3155] 1939-06-29 Worcestershire. Farriers Arms PH. Plough PH. |
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York The Shambles view north [4148] 1953-06-16 Yorkshire. |
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York Little Shambles old houses [4192] 1953-06-19 Yorkshire. |
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York The Shambles old houses [4157] 1953-06-17 Yorkshire. |
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York The Shambles old shop [4149] 1953-06-16 Yorkshire. |
Text and photographs copyright George Plunkett
