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A stylised bird image above the word Kano appearing on the base of an oval brass platter. See details of the platter here I have used the image in several places and this post provides some of the details of where the images can be found. The hope is that image scans will be bring …
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Synology Photos and Photoshop Elements the battles A post to record my experiences of the two in trying to manage the extensive Appleyard photo collections. Inevitably a bit of a rant but hopefully a record of what I have learnt along the way. So first a table with a list of things worth noting – …
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John Johnson’s (JJ) photos from Calabar, Nigeria dated 1922 and 1924. JJ annotated them at the time and the transcriptions follow. Calabar 1922 – Victory Challenge Sports on armistice day JJ seems to have sent these photos back to his wife Mary, living at the time in Harrogate, England. Annotation on the back reads as …
Describing the significant artefacts that JJ collected from his time working as an engineer in Nigeria (1914-1934). JJ brought the artefacts to Pendeen in 1946 and there they remained until the house was sold in 2015. Some of the brassware are inscribed ‘Bida”[1] others and the silver bowls are inscribed “Kano”[2]. The other significant brass …
In September 1951 my father, Basil Appleyard, attended the 102 FRS Vampire course. This post shows some of images scanned rom Basil’s collection of negatives taken during 1951. The first image shows Basil in the cockpit of a Vampire FB5. RAF North Luffenham September 1951 Basil’s log books show that during 1951 he attended both …
How Pendeen Highfield Road Sedbergh got its name. Image from OnTheMarket website [1] (2011) My grandparents John and Mary Johnson bought Number 3 Highfield Road in 1946 and the house remained in the family until 2016. I have often wondered where the name Pendeen came from. The name is prominently inscribed in locally cast concrete …
Basil Appleyard was a pilot flying Javelins with 46 squadron RAF Waterbeach from August 1960 until July 1961. This post shows some of Basil’s photos taken while at RAF Waterbeach . These photos appear in the 46 Squadron website and confirm their location. The links to the squadron website are are given at the end …
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RAF Waterbeach held the 44th RAF 46 Squadron Annual reunion 22nd April 1961. The RAF 46 Squadron reunion has been an annual event for over 100 years. This year 2020 no such reunion has been possible.
My original site was specifically created for Stanley Appleyard’s extensive photo collection. Since then I have scanned Basil’s photo collection – primarily from 120 roll film negatives. Basil’s photos did not fit into the the original website structure. Hence then need for a new website. The contents of this site will be as follows: Brian’s …
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