I am assuming this street party was thrown to be celebrate the end of World War Two.
I am quite certain it is at the bottom end of Headlam Street, Tilery (Talbot Street end) as one of the photographs shows a shop front ‘W Collier’ which was number 1 Headlam Street.
Photographs and details courtesy of Ian Cartwright.
Ian, I have “back tracked” through the archives as something was ringing a bell in my mind about your name, and I see you had put up a couple of photos in June 2012 regarding folks from Tilery, and I had commented on them. I see that Mary (née .Hughes) is your Mother, so that answers my question above. I remember seeing your Father working in the post office in Tilery Road, in the 1940’s-50’s.
Hi Maureen, good detective work.
:-).
You are quite right about Mary Hughes, (my Mother,) being in the pictures, and my Dad working in the Post Office. I have some pictures to send in from the day the Post Office closed.
My Grandmother (Edith Hughes – Nee Hedley) is also in the same pictures, just behind her.
It is possible my Grandmother’s sister Annie Jane Kirby (Nannie,) is in the 2nd picture, on the right hand side of the table about half way down, which would also mean her two sons George and Harry were very likely somewhere nearby.
Lovely pictures Ian of Headlam Street, I seem to recognise one face, but couldn’t be certain – in the first picture, the young girl second on the right with dark hair could be Mary Hughes – she is in the third picture too of course. A few other faces look familiar, but I’m struggling with names. Did you know any of these people Ian? I remember Collier’s shop too. I notice the ‘fair’ is in the background, happy memories of the fair.