WW1 Postcards home

Yorkshirerose · Post by **Yorkshirerose** » Fri 23 Mar, 2012 11:15 am

Thanks for the photo. I cannot recognise it any more. My husband lived in Meanwood and we spent a lot of time around the area, especially Bryans fish and chip shop and the local pubs. Maureen

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 23 Mar, 2012 2:42 pm

YRThis image ought to be closer to that of your postcard.Can't post.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 23 Mar, 2012 4:26 pm

Again

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 9:42 am

Yorkshirerose wrote: Thanks for the photo. I cannot recognise it any more. My husband lived in Meanwood and we spent a lot of time around the area, especially Bryans fish and chip shop and the local pubs. Maureen The main change in this picture YR is the modern building in the centre right at the junction with North lane. These buildings are circa 1960s and you would have recognised the previous ones, most notably an old established shoe shop, Myers, which was right on the corner of North Lane - hope that hint stirs the memory

Si · Post by Si » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 10:10 am

BLAKEY wrote: I've no idea what happened to quite a large collection of incredible WW1 postcards which my Dad gave to me - I wish I still had them.They were black and white drawings, semi cartoon style, of British "Tommies" on the battlefield and were very moving indeed - you could almost smell the warfare as they were so realistic. Many of the chaps were depicted in balaclavas or tin hats and often in the comparative safety of the awful trenches taking comfort from a fag. Scenes of the remains of once beautiful countryside were portrayed with uncanny accuracy - stark skeletal remains of trees on rubble strewn muddy roads and so forth. There were remarks underneath the pictures expressing the soldiers' sentiments. They were very commonly seen cards long ago and I do wish I hadn't lost them in many moves. Hi Blakey.Your cartoon postcards sound like they may have been by Bruce Bairnsfather. His drawings were very popular during WWI, often featuring his most famous character, Old Bill.I've added a typical Bairnsfather picture above.

Si · Post by Si » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 10:12 am

Old Bill.

Yorkshirerose · Post by **Yorkshirerose** » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 10:20 am

Jogon wrote: Again Thanks. Now I can place it.

Yorkshirerose · Post by **Yorkshirerose** » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 10:24 am

BLAKEY wrote: Yorkshirerose wrote: Thanks for the photo. I cannot recognise it any more. My husband lived in Meanwood and we spent a lot of time around the area, especially Bryans fish and chip shop and the local pubs. Maureen The main change in this picture YR is the modern building in the centre right at the junction with North lane. These buildings are circa 1960s and you would have recognised the previous ones, most notably an old established shoe shop, Myers, which was right on the corner of North Lane - hope that hint stirs the memory Thanks Blakey. We left Leeds in 1969 so my memory is not too good. Remember chatting to me re Dennis Peace? Also on Yorkshire Forum!

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 12:04 pm

Si wrote: Hi Blakey.Your cartoon postcards sound like they may have been by Bruce Bairnsfather. His drawings were very popular during WWI, often featuring his most famous character, Old Bill.I've added a typical Bairnsfather picture above. Thanks very much Si and, yes, very similar charicatures indeed, but the ones I had of Dad's were definitely black and white and maybe bordering on sepia. Odds on its the same artist though as you say - Oh I wish I still had them !!

Si · Post by Si » Sat 24 Mar, 2012 12:32 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Si wrote: Hi Blakey.Your cartoon postcards sound like they may have been by Bruce Bairnsfather. His drawings were very popular during WWI, often featuring his most famous character, Old Bill.I've added a typical Bairnsfather picture above. Thanks very much Si and, yes, very similar charicatures indeed, but the ones I had of Dad's were definitely black and white and maybe bordering on sepia. Odds on its the same artist though as you say - Oh I wish I still had them !! I would guess that original Bairnsfather postcards are quite collectable, Blakey.I believe he was still working during WWII as well. He may have done the posters based on careless talk - "Be like dad, keep mum."