Sepia Saturday 160 - vintage postcards of piers

Thanks for the suggestion of piers as an option for this week's Sepia Saturday. I would have been struggling to stay on theme otherwise. Unsurprisingly piers do feature quite frequently on vintage postcards, or any postcards for that matter, so I had quite a few to choose from. These are some of my favourites and they vary from the very basic Eastham pier, to the grand piers of Brighton and Blackpool, and a few that fit in between.

Vintage postcard of Eastham Pier, Lancashire

Vintage postcard of North Pier, Blackpool, Lancashire, c.1938

Vintage postcard of Palace Pier, Brighton, Sussex

Vintage postcard of the pier, Skegness, Lincolnshire

Vintage postcard of Clarence Pier and Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire

Vintage postcard of the Central Pier, Morecombe, Lancashire, c.1905

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A selection of recently acquired artist drawn vintage postcards

I've just acquired another batch of vintage postcards to 'process'. I think I still have a bit of a backlog with the previous batch but there were a few in this latest find which I knew I'd have to share sooner rather than later. Other than the fact that the postcards are all artist drawn, there's no connection or theme. Each postcard has its own appeal, but I think may favourite one is probably the last one, Edinburgh Castle, and in particular the muted colours. I am however struggling with the name of the artist ... it looks like Raeburh but I can't be sure ... does anyone know?

Ightham Mote, Kent (published by J.Salmon from an original watercolour by Essenhigh Corke)

High Bridge, Lincoln (published by J.W.Ruddock from an original water-colour drawing by the artist C.W.Martyn)

Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket (by the artist A.Raeburh ???)

As always, 100's more vintage postcards and vintage magazines can be found on my web site

Skegness Clock Tower, c.1905

The latest vintage postcard to find its way to the top of the pile is this curious one of the Clock Tower at Skegness. What's striking about this view is the amount of space and lack of other buildings. It almost looks as though the Clock Tower has been superimposed. It would have been lovely to think it enjoys the same space today but a quick check on google maps reveals that this particular green is now home to a petrol station and a fast food outlet. Fortunately however, panning out on the map shows there is still some quite a bit of green around and, as with so many places I've only ever visited through my postcard collection, it's on the list for a 'real' visit.

 Vintage postcard of the Clock Tower, Sands and Pier, Skegness, c.1905


As usual, 100's more vintage postcards on my web site

Sepia Saturday - CDV by Beales and Sons of Spalding

A brief departure from vintage postcards for me for this week's Sepia Saturday post, and a venture into CDV's. Whilst I have several CDV's of serious looking gentlemen, and sometimes some quite ferocious looking women, I rarely seem to come across any of children. This youngster looks precariously perched upon some sort of animal hide but the crispness of the border between the white dress and the fur almost makes it look superimposed. I particularly like the slogan on the back of the CDV which reads 'Children Taken By The New Instantaneous Process'.

CDV by Beales and Sons, New Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire

More CDVs and vintage postcards on my web site