Local Photographers
The social history of an area is difficult to fully capture, unless you have amazing local photographers such as Frederick Percy Wallis (of Oakley & Dovercourt Bay) and Owen Coates (of Harwich), who plied their trade on people, as well as places & events in the early half of the 20th Century.
These studio images, family & group photographs are often very difficult to identify as to location, age and individuals, but sometimes a little detective work pays dividends.
Any additional information on the images across the web site are aways greatly appreciated and well received.
These studio images, family & group photographs are often very difficult to identify as to location, age and individuals, but sometimes a little detective work pays dividends.
Any additional information on the images across the web site are aways greatly appreciated and well received.
~ 01 ~ Mr Pouchee & Family, "Egaton", Main Rd, Harwich (1922) Wallis FW ~
~ Undated, but I managed to locate this to the newly constructed promenade below in 1922. F.Wallis was produced this card ~
~ 02 ~ Dovercourt Bay (1922) F.Wallis, the family were sat at the base of the beach huts ~
~ 03 ~ A family Group, West End Beach, Dovercourt Bay (1936) Pheonix H&D ~
~ 04 ~ Beach Crowd, Dovercourt Bay (1923) H&D ~
Another family shot, at Dovercourt Bay (1923) H&D FW ~ close to the lighthouses, which are both out of sight.
~ 05 ~ A happy couple at Dovercourt Bay, on the West End Beach (1919) F.Wallis H&D ~
~ 06 ~ Family, Dovercourt Bay (1921) F & W .Wallis H&D ~
06 Family, Dovercourt Bay (1921) F & W .Wallis H&D FW ~ This family photo was taken near bandstand. Frederick's early pictures were just signed Wallis or F. Wallis. When his daughter Winifred became a partner in 1918 he signed his pictures F & W Wallis.
07 Girl & Bucket & Doll, Dovercourt Bay (1921) F & W .Wallis H&D FW
~ 09 ~ Pheonix Hotel Bathing Beauty (1910) H&D ~
09 A pose on the Pheonix Hotel Bathing Huts (1910) H&D FW ~ This card was produced by the Pheonix Hotel photographer.
~ 10 ~ Strolling along the Prom, Dovercourt, Essex. (1933) Unknown H&D ~
10 Strolling along the Prom, Dovercourt, Essex. (1933) Unknown H&D FW ~ Orwell Terrace & gardens in the background.
~ 11 ~ F Wallis Oakley Studio, Essex (1919) Wallis ~
~ 12 ~ Unknown children's procession (Wallis 1920) ~ Possibly Empire Day H&D ~
~ 13 ~ Empire Day, Dovercourt (1922) H&D ~
~ 14 ~ The funeral procession of the late Alderman W.Groom, Harwich (1910) H&D ~
The funeral procession of the late Alderman W.Groom coming down Main Road, from Harwich (1910) H&D FW. The redoubt is up on the right, with the photo taken from the window of 76 Main Road "Sea View" which at this time was being used as the Y.M.C.A.
~ 15 ~Manor Road, Neighbourly Club Outing (1947) H&D ~
~ 16 ~ Promenade Steps, Dovercourt, Essex (1910) Unknown H&D ~
16 Something to smile about on the promenade Steps, Dovercourt Bay, Essex (1910) H&D FW
~ 17 ~ Fronks Lane, Dovercourt (1918) Wallis H&D ~
17 An early Wallis postcard of an Oakley Lane, Gt Oakley or Little Oakley ? (1912) Wallis H&D
~ 18 ~ Owen G Coates, Music & Photography Shop, Church St, Harwich (1911) H&D ~
This photograph of Owen G Coates store in Church Street, Harwich was probably taken during the coronation celebrations of King George V.
The shop sold musical instruments, sheet music, gramophones, photographic equipment and many postcards (Owen was a prolific photographer producing many local postcards, with subject matter around naval shipping and military equipment, most probably due to his personal naval history).
The photographs of the surrendered German submarines at Harwich in 1919 are particularly well documented.
The premises were demolished after world war two (see final colour postcard) being replaced by flats.
Owen Stokes lived locally and moved to Dovercourt at the turn of the century, residing at 19 Lee Road, Dovercourt.
The shop sold musical instruments, sheet music, gramophones, photographic equipment and many postcards (Owen was a prolific photographer producing many local postcards, with subject matter around naval shipping and military equipment, most probably due to his personal naval history).
The photographs of the surrendered German submarines at Harwich in 1919 are particularly well documented.
The premises were demolished after world war two (see final colour postcard) being replaced by flats.
Owen Stokes lived locally and moved to Dovercourt at the turn of the century, residing at 19 Lee Road, Dovercourt.