Another of those lovely old postcards that seem to inhabit a hinterland somewhere between a photograph and a pen and ink drawing. Despite the rather crude hand colouring, the scene is instantly recognisable to anyone who is familiar with Halifax 110 years later. The Lodge is now a popular fish and chip restaurant and the wide sweep of Savile Park still provides a welcome break from the closely packed houses around its fringes.
The card was sent to Master Joe Turner by his mother in August 1905 and the message is as follows:-
Dear Joe, Thank you for the post card. I went up to school to tell Mr Haigh and he said you would break up on Friday for a month. We all send our love to you and hope you are a good boy. From Mother.
As usual, the message is an mystery wrapped up in an enigmatic picture postcard. What was Master Joe doing in the seaside resort of Rhyl rather than at school where plainly he should have been until Friday. I strongly suspect that the Mr Gaukroger he was with will have been a friend or relative from the Halifax area - Gaukroger is such a common name in this part of the Calder Valley and comparatively rare elsewhere. At best, the situation is about as unclear as the three children sitting on the bench in front of the Lodge. Whatever the story might have been, let us hope that Joe had been a good boy.
And it doesn't get very good reviews; Moved to the area recently and have given this fish shop a few tries but never again.
ReplyDeleteEach time I have been the chips have been scrappy and overcooked. Today we got fish and chips twice and had almost a full tray of chips left from the two portions we baught that neither my wife, my son nor myself was willing to eat. They were black and soggy and i felt like taking the tray of chips back in for a refund, but decided to just never go back.
I think because they open all day every day some of the chips are hanging around for hours, the fish arent too good either. Soggy batter and grey looking fish.
After 3 visits I have decided to drive to another fish and chip shop in future., can anyone reccomend one in the area?
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ReplyDeleteFor a minute I thought it was a house in Southport. I remember seeing an almost identical photo of a house in the same landscape.
ReplyDeleteFor a minute I thought it was a house in Southport. I remember seeing an almost identical photo of a house in the same landscape.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing the amount of time they put into the tinting of the card. I suppose break up means take off from school???
ReplyDeletePost card mysteries are fun to read. You could make up your own story,
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