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This was obviously taken during the second world war years. Can you identify where it is in the UK?



Any help gratefully received.

Hi Uncle Ben, I'm afraid I can't but if you would like the photo added to our gallery in 'Lost and Found Relatives' ...see here please send me a pm for my details

Who are the people in it any rellies?
where is that arch?
Is it in London?

Northern Lass wrote:Who are the people in it any rellies?
where is that arch?
Is it in London?

Doh! I bet they are rellies, why didn't I ask that?

If they are Uncle Ben, please ignore my previous post

I tried running it through Google Goggles, but it couldn't find anything similar to it.

Also, there's nothing of any use on signs (although that shouldn't come as a surprise considering it was during WWII.

However, I want to say it's somewhere coastal. Something about the design of the shops, width of the streets and also the streetlamp in the distance. It reminds me a "typical" British coastal town.

This could have been taken in France at the end of the war:
Not many people wandered around English towns in shorts, also
the man with the little girl has 'sunglasses', the little girl has
a 'smocktype' dress. There appears to be slight damage at the
top of the arch?.

It says Store on that sign on the shop so must be England?

Wolvie wonders if Glasgow edinburgh based on the style of houses?

The shop on the left I think it says Store on it.
Jo

Must have bad picture, can't see 'store' on my comp....
The soldier on the left looks more like a POW...no belt
and no shoulder patches.

grangers14 wrote:The shop on the left I think it says Store on it.
Jo

It does indeed.

I inverted the colours to help bring out any text on signs etc, and the only thing which appeared was "Store".

Yes, it does say "Store".

As far as I know it was in the UK because I never heard my mother (for it is she) say that she went overseas.

An interesting comment is the idea that it is a coastal town. Amongst the other wartime photos that I have is a comment about Prestatyn but I can't decide whether it is where she was based or where her friends were during leave. Never been there so can't comment!

I think it is Rhyl!

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... m=1&itbs=1

click on top photo on google image (to the left)
Ryhl high street arch in background
street lamp is the same
and the house on the left has the 3 curves/turretts in your photo
same as in the rhyl photo on the left

Ps this is Nl using Wolvies cos couldnt remember me password and at archives!

It certainly matches, so yeah, I agree it's Rhyll.

I knew it was a coastal town

dont think its rhyl as the momument is in the middle of the promenade and thats near shops

http://www.francisfrith.com/rhyl/photos ... 1867_2254/


where was your mother stationed at any way of finding out ?