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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Uffington 1929 001.jpg Postcard of St Mary's parish church Uffington Oxfordshire England showing the octagonal tower At the time of the photograph Uffington was in Berkshire but county borders have now changed The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent ca 1905-1916 and of 6 Cromwell Street Swindon ca 1920-1936 He is believed to have died 1936-1939 The card is addressed to Miss Bessie Knight of Carisbrooke now on Marine Parade Littlestone Kent a holiday town for gentry but the address has been forwarded to 6 John Street Mayfair London in a different hand The writer of the card who signs himself Brad is on holiday in Uffington He sends love to Bessie but has already received a letter saying that she is gone Because the postcard has survived in near-perfect condition for 80 years until 2010 it is possible that she kept the postcard The printing ink of the photograph has aged and shines silver when held at an angle against the light This print has darkened with age but it would be inappropriate to adjust the brightness because detail e g clouds in the sky 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 1929 Fred C Palmer died 1936-1939 out of copyright 2011 comparison shot of same view - File Palmer sites Uffington church 2011 035 jpg PD-art-70 Black and white photographs of England Black and white photographs of religious buildings Fred C Palmer of Swindon St Mary's Church Uffington Postcards of Oxfordshire | ||||
