Postcard of the Month: September 2022

Houghton Bridge Inn

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This card of the inn with soldiers in front was sent to Miss W. Marchant in Brighton. The text ("Dear W, from AJ”) mentions the possibility of meeting. It was posted in Brighton on 21 May 1915 and the publisher is unknown.

The identity of the soldiers has not been established but it may be a group in training on the South Downs prior to WW1. The date of the photograph could be from 1913, as the proprietor is George A. Ford who started that year.

We can see that there is no door on the left of the building which is consistent with this date. Please click here for more information about Houghton and the Inn.