A Day For Weddings

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Hello from The Attic on this special day, the wedding of William and Kate. I wish the couple every happiness in their life together...

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To mark this day I would like to share with you some vintage wedding photos from my collection. You will notice that some of the grooms are wearing a uniform, as William did. However, these uniforms are from the WW1 era. I hope that these couples enbarking on their new life together were as happy as Wills and Kate are...

This couple can be seen again in the photo below

Photographs taken in Faversham, Kent


The Groom seems happy


A Relaxed Family Group


Beautiful Spray of Flowers and Leaves


A Large Gathering for this Wedding


Beautiful Wedding Attire and Flowers


Earlier Date than the other weddings I think


Grand Display of Flowers


Large Family Group


Written on the Reverse ''Florrie & Matt Aug 1917''

I hope all the couples seen here today had a long and happy life together...

Until next time, take care..Hugs Chrissy xx

In Memory Of My Cat Mr Darcy

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Hello, thanks for dropping by. If you have read my profile you will see that I have seven animals, yes I am dotty about my furry family. There was a time when I had eight but sadly two years ago today I said goodbye to my beautiful ginger puss cat Mr Darcy. He was only 7 but he was very ill and I did not want to see him suffer. In memory of his life I would like to share with you some vintage postcards of cats and dogs from my collection. No doubt these animals were loved and their passing sad for their owners. I do have a photograph of Mr Darcy on my other blog The Primitive Cornish Hovel.....

Born Blind

'' Come into the Garden Maud''

Everybody's Pet


Two Cute Kittens


Dignity and Impudence


Puzzled


A Game of Patience

Thank you for sharing this day with me. Until next time, take care....Hugs Chrissy xx

Happy St. George's Day and Have a Happy Easter

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Hello to you all on St. George's Day and I hope you have a good Easter weekend. To set the mood I would like to share with you some vintage Easter postcards from my collection....

Until next time take care...Hugs Chrissy xx

WW1 Nurses & Patients

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Hello from The Attic, thank you for dropping by. This is my first post for this particular blog and as you can see it is still 'work in progress'. I have been meaning for sometime to post on here but time goes by so quickly.

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One of my many interests is WW1 and in particular the role women played. As a former psychiatric nurse I obviously have an added interest in the Red Cross and it's members....

I have nothing but admiration and respect for the women & girls who without hesitation volunteered to serve.

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On the outbreak of war in August 1914 the British Red Cross and Order of St. John formed the Joint War Committe. Members were organised into Voluntary Aid Detachments (the term VAD later came to be used)

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I would like to share with you some of the vintage photographs I have in my collection. Many of these women came from sheltered, privileged lives and faced unimaginable horrors and yet faced this with bravery and committment both at home and overseas....

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May have been photographed in Surrey

Written on the reverse ''Best Wishes form H.E. Spencer S.R.N. C.M.B.''

Photograph taken in Darlington Written on the reverse ''Meggie with love''

Photograph taken in Chatham

Hospital Ward. Impressed on front ''G&J Hall, Wakefield''

Personal message on reverse from a mother to her son in Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ashbourne Red Cross Hospital Feb: 14 1918. Ashbourne ShroveTime 1918. Written on the reverse ''Ever kind regards Yours most sincerely Phil Thompson 7: 3: 18''

(particularly special to me as Feb. 14 is my birthday)

Photographed at Herman's Studio Woodgreen

Tea with Matron

Photographed in Bury

Written on the reverse '' Mrs Bowen with kindest regards September 28th 1914 M.G. Rowlands''

Durmford Staff & Some Patients 1918

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Until next time take care. Hugs Chrissy xx