Traveller's Rest ?

• 
• 

Remember the gentleman with his fine Fiat Open Tourer of several weeks ago? Yes? That was Mr. Hall (clic). Today we stop for a minute at the door of his establishment, which - according to the publication on the far left - is under entirely "New Proprietorship .... All Articles of the Finest Quality". Benskins Ales & Stout, wines & spirits has a billboard high at the building. From John Barringer's e-mail we understand the pub is still in existence today. However this photo today is exactly 76 years old: 28 December 1928... The really interesting part of the photo is the lower part. Click here to find the panorama John Barringer wrote about: "The picture shows three vehicles, the one at the right forefront I think is a Rolls Royce 20 HP cabriolet but the others are a mystery. The van at the left is a strange design with vents in the roof, a horse box perhaps? I have two other pictures taken on the same day, one of which shows many horsemen gathering for a fox hunt, soon to be made illegal in the UK. Why are there two policemen on the scene?" Editor's answer: "I leave the identification of the cars to the experts, but your question about the police is answered by one of the other photos showing a since short forbidden countryside activity (clic) ....

Ajoutez un commentaire...