I would agree that the house on the right appears to have been modernised in some way. Could be an extra storey or windows let in to walls of the loft. Compare the size of the people and the position of the windows! The chimneys seem to have been replaced in brick. Then the window on the top right has been altered, as if to put in a bathroom - a bit exotic for the late 19thC - and what looks like a pipe wouldn't be practical for the purpose. It looks to me like there is an animal byre on the far left, or possibly an old dairy or workshop. Then the house with the old thatch. Then possibly a passageway that has been filled in. I have had a bit of a trawl on the web, and think the man's hat is a 1870s model. So I have two theories. One is that this is one of the Clunies in Scotland, the woman is wearing a traditional farmworkers outfit (as worn by Bondagers) and the house was improved under the 1920s government scheme. If this is indeed Cheshire then it is probably a reprint of a photo taken two or three decades earlier - there were no postcards in the 1870s - and used for its picturesque qualities. Hope this helps Judy ---------- >From: "Andy Sutton" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] 1861 Saughall Massie (cont) >Date: 03, Sun Oct, 2004, 7:13 am > > Judy > > 1024 x 768 if you click on this link it will take to a copy of the image > in a bmp format. WARNING it is 6MB in size and will take a considerable > time to download if you are on a dial up connection or a couple of minutes > on BB. > > I understand that the original image was a postcard, however I do not have a > copy. Would love one of course :-) > > Andrew > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J A Olsen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:55 AM > Subject: Re: [BKHD-Wirral] 1861 Saughall Massie (cont) > > >> Andy, I had a look, but the screen I am using isnt too big and I couldnt >> manage to save the Jpeg separately so I could enlarge it. So if you are >> happy to send the image off list I will be happy to look. Dont bother to >> enlarge it your end as it will just make the file bigger. >> >> If it is a postcard, can I see the other side too, if the message is not >> too >> personal!!? >> >> This may be why other people havent commented. >> >> >> Judy >> >> ---------- >>>From: "Andy Sutton" <[email protected]> >> snip >>> I am still looking for opinions as the date of the image that can be >>> discovered at http://www.andysutton.co.uk/clunie.htm >>> >>> The page has been 'hit' 120 times since my initial request and only 2 >>> people >>> have dropped me a line. No architectural historians amongst us? No one >>> got >>> photographs in their collection that show relatives in similar attire? >>> Really do need help on this one. >>> >>> Regards to all >>> >>> Andrew >> >> >> ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== >> Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD-WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >