picture of Magpie



718.....   DURHAM / WEST HARTLEPOOL / DLI RETURNING TO BILLET RP / p. u. 1916
A black and white Real Photo postcard shows “D” Co. 19th Batt. Durham Light Infantry returning to billet in West Hartlepool with onlookers.
The card is postally used 25 JLY 1916.

Item is in very good condition..£25

858.....   DURHAM DARLINGTON MARKET PLACE RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard c.1910 by local publishers, E.D.W. & W from a Rotary Photo image, shows a crowded Market Place in the Durham town of Darlington, busy with stalls and carts, against a background of the Parish Church of St. Cuthbert.
The card is unused

Item is in very good condition .....£20

935.....   DURHAM / DARLINGTON SHOPFRONT / DRAPER IN NORTH ROAD RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard by an unaccredited local photographer shows a view of the Shop premises of M. Hill, Ladies’ and Gents’ Outfitter, with family and/or staff posed for the camera; Kelly’s Directory for Durham of 1914 lists Matthew Hill (Draper) at 40 North Road, Darlington, while next door, to the right, is (Peter) Tem(ple), Tobacconist at no.39.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition.....£30...SOLD.

936.....   DURHAM / HARTLEPOOL / MILITARY WITH UNEXPLODED SHELLS 1914 RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard published by Stonefield of West Hartlepool shows a group of soldiers with a number of unexploded German shells; on the morning of December 16th 1914 units of the Imperial German Navy, notably SMS Seydlitz, Moltke and Blücher, opened up a bombardment on Hartlepool and West Hartlepool firing some 1150 shells and killing 117 residents.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition....£15

937.....   DURHAM / HEBBURN / PALMERS SHIP YARD RP / SHIPBUILDING / p.u. 1915
This black and white Real Photo postcard published by R. Johnston & Son of Gateshead shows a view of Palmer’s Ship Yard on the River Tyne at Hebburn; Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company was established in 1852 by Charles Mark Palmer in Jarrow with another yard at Hebburn, the latter later being taken over by Vickers Armstrong. The closure of the Jarrow yard led to the Jarrow Crusade, the protest march to London against unemployment in 1936.
The card is postally used 30 JUN 1915.

Item is in very good condition.....£20.

938.....   DURHAM / MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE / HUDE VILLAGE OVERVIEW RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard c.1910, publisher unknown, shows a view over the main village street in Hude, close to Middleton-in-Teesdale, with a period motor (Regn LC 8036) in the left foreground; further along the street is Pinkney’s Refreshment Rooms.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition.....£15

939.....   DURHAM / SHILDON / SOCIETY OF FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE RP / QUAKERS
This black and white Real Photo postcard by an unaccredited local photographer shows a view of the Society of Friends (Quaker) Meeting House in an unidentified street in the Durham town of Shildon with a number of female adherents posed for the camera.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition.....£20

940.....   DURHAM / SHILDON / MAIN STREET RP
This sepia Real Photo postcard c.1930, publisher unknown, shows an animated view of the Main Street in the Durham town of Shildon looking towards the Parish Church of St. John.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition......£15

941.....   DURHAM / SOUTH SHIELDS MARKET PLACE / FAIRGROUND RIDES RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard c.1910 published by Rapid Photo of London shows a very busy scene in the Market Place in the Durham town of South Shields with two fairground rides in front of the Parish Church of St. Hilda.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition.....£15.

942.....   DURHAM / SUNDERLAND / HOLMESIDE WITH TRAM RP / p.u. 1913
This black and white Real Photo postcard published in the Mirage Series shows a highly animated view of Holmeside in the port city of Sunderland with a mid-distance Tram (car 27) on the Circle Route.
The card is postallyused 2 SEP 1913.

Item is in very good condition.....£25....SOLD.

943.....   DURHAM / WEST HARTLEPOOL / GRAY PEVERELL / WESLEY CHURCH RP
This black and white Real Photo postcard c.1910 published by Brittain & Wright of Stockton-on-Tees shows a busy scene in the Durham town of West Hartlepool with the Gray, Peverell & Co. store prominent of the left and the Wesleyan Church in centre picture.
The card is unused.

Item is in very good condition......£20