Telling Stories With Words and Pictures
What better way to spend a couple of hours than watching steam trains go by A couple of weeks ago Liz and I had a brief trip out to Pickering Railway Station to watch the trains. In true British Railways style, the service was late, but it gave us plenty of time to photograph the …
Today marks the eighteenth anniversary of the death of my mother Winifred Joyce Fernley, (nee Bradley). Winifred, (usually known as Win), was born on September 17th 1924 in Warsop, Nottinghamshire. Her parents, originally from Manchester, moved there sometime after May 1923, when her father, Wilfred Bradley, was promoted from railway porter to signalman. The family …
Wishing a happy wedding anniversary to my parents Walter Fernley and Winifred Bradley It’s 75 years ago today since my parents Walter Fernley and Winifred Bradley, were married at the Independent Chapel (known locally as Top Chapel), Charlesworth, Derbyshire. We’ve only got a few grainy photographs of the happy couple and a few of their …
This week’s picture is of my maternal grandfather, Wilfred Bradley. I believe this photograph was taken around 1915, when my grandfather joined the royal navy. Although there’s more research to do, it’s possible that Wilfred was too young to join the navy, so may have lied about his age. He served in the navy during …