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Derbyshire
Photographers' Profiles by Brett Payne, of Tauranga, New Zealand The Derby Stereoscopic Company of 36 Victoria Street, Derby |
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| The Derby
Stereoscopic
Company operated from a studio at 36 Victoria Street, Derby, with Frank Birch
as manager, from 1903
until
at least 1912 (Craven, 1993). These premises were previously
used by John
Burton & Sons
(1864-1866), Clement
Rogers (1871-1874), J.W. Price
(1876), Harry
J. Watson (1891-1895), Layton
& Lamb (1898-1899), Leonard Norman (1899-1900). A
recent addition to the portfolio (see below) suggests that the studio
remained open until at least c. 1916. |
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Unidentified
elderly woman by The Derby Stereoscopic Co., corner of St. Peter's Street and Victoria Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1904-1908 Size: Mount 170 x 228 mm Photo 90 x 137 mm Image © & courtesy of David Lamb Notes: |
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Alathea
Mary Yates Watherston (1886-1966), by The Derby Stereoscopic Co. of 36 Victoria Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1908 Image © & courtesy of Diane Alton-Kaighin Notes: Alathea Mary Yates Watherston was born on 20 December 1886 at Leeds, Yorkshire, only child of Alfred Watherston and Annie Rushworth. She married Thomas Alton (1883-1917) (see below) in 1908, and died at Blackpool, Lancashire on 21 March 1966.  |
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Thomas
Alton (1883-1917), by The Derby Stereoscopic Co. of 36 Victoria Street, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1908 Image © & courtesy of Diane Alton-Kaighin Notes: Thomas Alton was born on 5 April 1883 at Heage, Derbyshire, one of ten children of George Alton & Mary Kirkland. He married Alathea Mary Yates Watherson (1886-1966) (see above) on 20 April 1908 at St. Luke's Church, Heage. Thomas enlisted in the army as a driver during the First World War, but died six weeks later of pneumonia on 1 February 1917 in London, while still in training. |
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William Henry Benford (1883-1917), by The Derby Stereoscopic Co., corner of St Peter's St & Victoria St., Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1916 Format: Large print mounted on card Image © & courtesy of Roy Benford Notes by
RB: William Henry Benford was born on 6th November 1892 at 67
Gisborne Street, Derby, the eldest son of Jeremiah Benford (1866-1933)
and Kate Hardy (1863-1896). He married Rose May Beckett
(1894-1970) on 23rd October 1916 at St Luke’s, Derby. He
was an engine driver for LNER out of their Doncaster yard. He
died at Newmarket in October 1976. My dating of the photograph as
1916 is based upon the date of his marriage and there is also a
photograph of Rose Beckett taken by P & L E Swain, Derby 1a
Normanton Road, Derby. My speculation is that these photographs
may have been exchanged on their engagement.
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| References Images kindly provided by Roy Benford, David Lamb and Diane Alton-Kaighin Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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