Not Eriba-related, and not caravan-related either.

Can anyone help me date this photograph from the cars on it? It's Northgate railway station in Bury St Edmunds.

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I know it's later than 1948 (when British Railways came into existence), but that's about all.

It's a reference for a commission I'm doing, and for reasons too complicated to mention I could do with knowing roughly when it was taken.

Thanks, chaps.

Pete

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Quote: cabbie37 wrote in post #3

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Is this a photo that relates to a specific event where a notable person arrives by train, perhaps?

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I've got a feeling the cars may be taxis. There's a large badge on the boot of the one on the right.

I therefore looked up the Austin range of cars because the early London taxis were Austin. I think the cars are 1940's Austin 10, 12 or most likely 16's.

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Randa

How about the 1938 Austin 16 or 18 Norfolk as it's got plenty of seats and, unlike the later model, the front doors hinge from the bonnet and not the other way around.

Some good pics here:- https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Austin_16

Randa

Quote: cabbie37 wrote in post #5

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Well, I suppose the first question to ask is what date does the painting want to represent.

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Quote: Randa france wrote in post #8

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How about the 1938 Austin 16 or 18 Norfolk as it's got plenty of seats and, unlike the later model, the front doors hinge from the bonnet and not the other way around.

Some good pics here:- https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Austin_16

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hth...

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Zitat

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Thing is, it might be a bit odd to do a Moggie if the photo turns out to have been taken in the Autumn of 1948 and the first ever Minor off the production line just happened to be parked outside Bury St Edmunds railway station...

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What about a Series E? A good 1940's car that went on through the whole of the 50's. The first car I ever took control of on Fairwood Common in Swansea when I was 11 year of age. My Dad's car.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=morris...=myK3Y9FF4XgdfM:

Another classic. the three geared Ford Prefect circa 1946 (also the Anglia van same year). Another iconic car of the early 50's. My Dad had one of those too.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1C...=5dw4Cci3IX41HM:

Randa

Amended. Sorry, it's the Ford Prefect and Anglia circa 1946.

For anyone who kindly helped me out, this is what you helped me with.

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Excellent. Don't know if you caught it but there was a very interesting programme on BBC 4 "Timeshift" "The Ladybird Books Story" (late or early dependant on your point of view) the other day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03mp53s/clips

The hour long documentary discussed in great depth the illustrators roles in the success of these wonderful books. Very interesting indeed and a lesson for all modern publishers of childs literature.

Randa