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Photo: Christine Ward
Item #: 13779
Lived first at 9, Factory Fold, Ince then 5, Edwin Street, Ince where this photo` was taken.
James died an agonising death in 1920 from `Carcinoma of the tongue/Exhaustion`. One of his sons, Harold who was eight when James died,remembered this until his own death in January 1996. The dog is named `Ben`.
A bottle of Stout, and a good welome from a faithfull friend...
.. his wife was maybe making his tea?
But that is a contented looking bloke, not rich... but happy with his own riches.
We need more like this, if only to stop us from moaning about our lot.
I like the way that Ben is looking straight into the camera
I remember Factory Fold from when I was a little girl. I had an auntie who lived in Windermere Road, Ince, and we used to visit on Sunday afternoons, taking a short-cut through Factory Fold. A lady who cleaned at St. Williams lived there, and I was enchanted,as a child, with her lovely little neat house with its seemingly tiny front door. It was a lovely little place.
Thankyou for the lovely 3 Comments they were much appreciated.
a picture says a thousand words
It's not what you have, but what you are that counts!
For some reason, I know that this man counted for a great deal.
It's photos like these that make me come back for more! Love it!
Thanks Jenny Syd and Bob for commenting. This photo is of my husbands grandfather which I hold dear because he was unrecognised by everyone else. Even his name was not rightfully passed on to his own five children.
A very evocative photo. How is it that a "mere" look can tell you so much? This is the kind of photograph that professionals always strive for yet rarely achieve. James and Ben, you've done Ince proud.