Family photos

[smallhobbit]

I've been sorting through some of my mother's possessions, prior to the sale of her property, and came across some interesting family photos.  But before I share those, here are a couple of other things I found.

Firstly, a writing desk - when you first look at it, it's just a wooden box, but inside:



I'm assuming it was my grandfather's.  And then a little group of treasures: a box of cherry sticks pre-decimalisation; a set of the first decimalisation coins, which I shall pass to my granddaughter, and an old spirit level which will go to my son, who collects old tools.



And so to the photos, the first two are, I assume, my maternal grandmother's mother:



Then there are pictures of my mother and her two sisters (both older) taken in the 1930s:



My mother and her sister taken in 1944, and their oldest sister and mother from about 1950:



And my grandparents, again in the early 1950s with WT (White Trousers) the cat, and Danny, the corgi:



There's my father when he was in the Navy in WWII, and a keen cricketer:



Then we come to the wedding photos, firstly my father's brother, Jim in 1945:



Then my parents' wedding in 1954:



With their parents:



And siblings, including Jim's two children:



And the full group photo:



And lastly, a photo taken when my aunt got married in New Zealand in 1962, the family in England took this photo (I'm standing with my grandmother):



However, this is my favourite photo:

Comments

[margaret_r]

Your mother had some wonderful treasures, love the writing desk! The photos are fantastic, such great mementos of you family and their lives. Old photos are to be much valued.

[smallhobbit]

I didn't even realise she had the writing desk - I suspect her sister had it first (from their father), but then my mother took it. I'm so pleased to have found the photos - they will be passed on to my son in time.