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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Lyneham L106.jpg Postcard of Lyneham Wiltshire England showing a newly-thatched house It has a thatching pattern which is possibly a local design It was thought that this image might show one of the cottages at the hamlet of Preston near Lyneham but that cottage is differently constructed A second possibility was 37 Calne Road It is now thought that the most likely building is 59 The Green at Lyneham see other versions below It is possible to date the time of year in this image to late spring or early summer as the elderberry is in flower on the right and the old-fashioned roses in the cottage garden are in full bloom The may flowers on the hawthorn hedge appear to be finished This possibly suggests early June The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent ca 1905-1920 and of 6 Cromwell Street Swindon ca 1920-1936 He is believed to have died 1936-1939 The postcard is postmarked 1930 Border and contrast This is a scan of an orignal postcard print If this image is to be edited please consider uploading the new edit as a separate file Contrast This print has darkened with age but it would be inappropriate to adjust the brightness because detail in lighter or darker areas would be lost Border The remaining border of this image is important for researchers of this photographer Some photographers trimmed their images more than others and Palmer has a reputation for producing smaller postcards than other early 20th century UK photographers He took his own photos developed them in-house onto postcard-backed photographic paper and trimmed them himself It is worth adding that during hand-developing the border is actively masked with equipment which both crops the picture and causes the white frame or border to appear on the paper This frame is part of the design and is one of the reasons why the quality of Palmer's work is so interesting and why there is an article and category for him on English Wiki Researchers need to see exactly where the edge of the postcard is Thank you for taking the time to read this Scan of original postcard in my possession Postmarked 1930 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright 2011 comparison shot 59 The Green - File Palmer sites Lyneham 2011 059 jpg 2011 comparison shot 59 The Green - File Palmer sites Lyneham 2011 060 jpg 2011 comparison shot 37 Calne Road - File Palmer sites 2011 Lyneham 029 jpg 2011 comparison shot 37 Calne Road - File Palmer sites Lyneham 2011 028 jpg PD-art-70 Fred C Palmer of Swindon Lyneham Wiltshire | ||||
