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 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: Old photograph of the Landsdowne Hotel, Calne |
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This is taken from a picture postcard we found in an old tin amongst other photographs. The postcard date is September 25th 1907 but obviously the photograph was taken earlier than the date written on it. Any ideas?
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Local lass
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| what was the occasion?theres a lot of decoration in the pic.prehaps that could shed some light on to it. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| It was the visit of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra on 22nd July 1907. They stayed at Bowood and travelled home from Calne station. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| i didnt even know they came to calne .do you know what the visit was about? |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| No just that they were staying at Bowood and took the loyal address on the way to the station. Whatever a loyal address is. It appears the carriage belonged to Bowo. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| couldnt never see are queen and prince philip do that these days.even when charles stays at bowood you never get to see him |
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