tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post6756347901518994004..comments2023-12-12T08:25:29.570+00:00Comments on Vintage Postcards: Sepia Saturday 65: vintage postcards of Cirencester hospitaldakotaboohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-81498426056128537702011-03-13T10:01:06.924+00:002011-03-13T10:01:06.924+00:00They almost look like those small pottery models o...They almost look like those small pottery models of buildings you can buy : slightly unreal, almost a little too good to be true. But fine cards - real collectors' pieces.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-40383889079547339642011-03-13T09:30:07.923+00:002011-03-13T09:30:07.923+00:00Do you think it can be compared to a modern hospit...Do you think it can be compared to a modern hospital, though? I used to live close to St Cross Hospital dating from much the same era, and it was more of an almshouse taking care of travellers and the destitute than a hospital as we know it.<br /><br />The hospital gate looks suspiciously like a lych gate. :) :)Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-27537257422121661762011-03-13T07:37:19.218+00:002011-03-13T07:37:19.218+00:00You know it's just so hard for me to fathom a ...You know it's just so hard for me to fathom a hospital that old. We get excited when we go looking at something a hundred years old.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-43276035213718954832011-03-13T03:53:29.214+00:002011-03-13T03:53:29.214+00:00I think postcards were sometimes intended for just...I think postcards were sometimes intended for just the simple task of writing a quick note. Small villages might have cards in the local post office, and in the days when there was no telephone, a card was fastest way to send a message. Local photographers recognized the market and produced these pictures to imitate the grander photos of more famous places.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-50250361169018116482011-03-12T21:37:49.836+00:002011-03-12T21:37:49.836+00:00Almost mystic in appearance and that name Cirences...Almost mystic in appearance and that name Cirencester fits...as I see it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-26889389358041376882011-03-12T21:22:26.817+00:002011-03-12T21:22:26.817+00:00Great postcards and a wonderful old building.Great postcards and a wonderful old building.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-86963972628685475642011-03-12T20:24:33.176+00:002011-03-12T20:24:33.176+00:00It almost looks to me like a convent building. It ...It almost looks to me like a convent building. It is curious to me what images are chosen to be on postcards. I suppose as long as there is someone interested in buying them, they will be produced.Melissa, UnboxYourPhotos.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075705684030863663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-38646370874923326302011-03-12T18:51:38.952+00:002011-03-12T18:51:38.952+00:00I think most of the hospital in the U. S. were pic...I think most of the hospital in the U. S. were pictured on postcards, especially during the early 20th century when postcards were so popular. I have one of the hospital where I was born and even some much newer ones.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-39323747046052539892011-03-12T13:24:08.237+00:002011-03-12T13:24:08.237+00:00Very interesting. I agree it does look like the en...Very interesting. I agree it does look like the entrance to Biltmore in NC. You have a great collection for sure. I am doing another of mine too.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-15069014775899168922011-03-12T05:43:34.075+00:002011-03-12T05:43:34.075+00:00They certainly were gorgeous wee hospitals, they c...They certainly were gorgeous wee hospitals, they certainly have a style that modern hospitals don't have! Maybe these cards were used by the patients to family and friends?Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-86011557396595963352011-03-11T23:06:20.136+00:002011-03-11T23:06:20.136+00:00I love that gate that's the entrance to the ho...I love that gate that's the entrance to the hospital. Must have been a very classy place. Looks more like an entrance to a mansion. In fact it reminds of the gate leading up the the Biltmore Estates in Asheville, NC.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-53064147474928595682011-03-11T22:15:34.218+00:002011-03-11T22:15:34.218+00:00Maybe they're architectural or perhaps if you ...Maybe they're architectural or perhaps if you were in hospital you could buy a card to sent to your relatives?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-13215490223883295402011-03-11T13:28:08.839+00:002011-03-11T13:28:08.839+00:00There are a number of places in Gloucestershire wi...There are a number of places in Gloucestershire with similar architecture. Nice cards which show of the arches well. Stone buildings have much more character than brick.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com