Snapshots of the 1920s

Reader David Chapman found some old negatives while going through some of his parents belongings.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Dec 2018, 10:29 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2018, 10:30 BST
David Chapman - a promenade in the 1920s, possibly Blackpool or Morecambe.David Chapman - a promenade in the 1920s, possibly Blackpool or Morecambe.
David Chapman - a promenade in the 1920s, possibly Blackpool or Morecambe.

He said: “The photographs were from the time of my grandparents Fred Woodhouse and Phyllis Woodburn’s wedding in the early 1920s.

“The other photos in the batch seem to be more informal around the time of the wedding.

David Chapman - pictures from the 1920s.David Chapman - pictures from the 1920s.
David Chapman - pictures from the 1920s.
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“The majority were just taken in the back streets of Morecambe so there isn’t anything to identify the location.

“Some of them, will be from around the Bare/Torrisholme area where the Woodhouse family were from.

“There are a couple taken in Blackpool as well.”

Do you recognise some of the locations in the photos?

If so, drop us an email at [email protected] or send us a letter to Lancaster Guardian, 41, Northgate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe, Lancs, LA3 3PA.

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