. English: Postcard of Ashbury, Berkshire, England (it is now in Oxfordshire due to 1974 boundary changes). The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent ca. 1905–20, and of 6 Cromwell Street, Swindon ca. 1920–36. He is believed to have died 1936–39. The postcard is unused and un-postmarked. Points of interest The village school in the centre has a child in the doorway, and still has its bell tower, leaded windows and chimney (all now gone). This building is now the village hall. The Saxon-style butter cross has since become a war memorial by the addition of a plaque. T
. English: Postcard of Ashbury, Berkshire, England (it is now in Oxfordshire due to 1974 boundary changes). The photographer was Fred C. Palmer of Tower Studio, Herne Bay, Kent ca. 1905–20, and of 6 Cromwell Street, Swindon ca. 1920–36. He is believed to have died 1936–39. The postcard is unused and un-postmarked. Points of interest The village school in the centre has a child in the doorway, and still has its bell tower, leaded windows and chimney (all now gone). This building is now the village hall. The Saxon-style butter cross has since become a war memorial by the addition of a plaque. There is washing on the line next to the school, possibly showing a woman's long knitted vest (called undershirt in US). The road is not made up with tarmac or ashphalt; it would be muddy in winter. The tree in the centre appears to be at least two centuries old. The bark of the trunk and the shape of the branches indicate that it could possibly be a pollarded beech. Both trees are now gone, and replaced by a younger tree; but this crossroads is still known as Crosstrees. The thatched house on the left still exists and is still thatched. Editing This is an unedited scan of an historical postcard print. If editing, please consider uploading your edit as a separate file. Thank you. Contrast This print has darkened with age, but it would be inappropriate to adjust the brightness because detail in lighter or darker areas 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 pa
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