Photograph Archive

These photographs are all taken from the original prints, most dates are estimated.

FILE DESCRIPTION DATE
00001
00001
Roseanna Mary Brooks. Small cropped sepia print on paper mount. c.1930
00002
00002
James Frederick Tayor 1st. Portrait sepia print. c.1898
00003
00003
William Weston with his wife Mary-ann (nee Brett). Posed sepia print in garden. c.1900
00004
00004
William Weston. Portrait sepia print. Photographer Wilberts, 5 Bristol Bridge, Bristol c.1900
00005 Florence May Weston. Portrait sepia print. Photographer H. A. Blake, 58 Baldwin Street, Bristol c.1910
00006
00006
Albert Wilkins in full army uniform with children, left most Vera Wilkins wearing glasses, Leslie Wilkins on knee and Freda Wilkins on right. c.1918
00007
00007
Albert John Ralph in cap with pipe and his grandson Geoffrey Taylor c.1935
00008 Emma Isgar Portrait sepia print. Photographer The Abbey Studio, 14 Cheap Street & 15 Abbey Church yard, Bath c.1895
00009
00009
Wedding photograph of Henry Ivor Elms with his wife Freda Louisa Elms (nee Wilkins). Photographer H. M. Veale & Co. Bristol 12th December 1927
00010 James Frederick Taylor 2nd with his wife Amy Violet Taylor (nee Ralph) c.1950
00011 James Frederick Taylor 2nd in full army uniform after being called up for first world war. Photographer H. H. tansley of Sheringham c.1917
00012 Christine Joy Elms. Portrait photograph. Photographer Crown Studios, 8a Beach Road, Weston-super-mare September 1946
00013 Kenneth Frederick Taylor. In army uniform. Portrait photograph. September 1946
00014 Freda Louise Wilkins. Stood by a wall in Bristol 1st May 1936
00015 James Fredrick Taylor 2nd. In Julian Road Bath with his dog duke and his horse and cart. c. 1930
00016
00016
Albert Ralph with his family. From left to right George (in army uniform), ?, James, Mabel, Albert, Ernest, Albert jnr (in navy uniform). George and Albert had swapped uniforms. c. 1920
00017 Florence Wilkins (nee Weston) outside her shop/house holding Derick, adopted son of Winifred, and daughters Freda (far left) and Winifred. c. 1935
00018 Badly damaged photograph of James Fredrick Taylor 2nd with his coal lorry. c. 1935
00019 George Ralph (first left) in India at start of first World War. 1914
00020 Cecily Heap (nee Weston)(top right) with husband Charles Heap and children, Ivy (back left), Cecily (back right), Mabel (front left), Rosa (front middle) and Charlie (front right). c. 1925
00021 William Albert Wilkins one of the first taxi drivers in Bristol. c. 1925
00022
00022
Jack Payne (left) with brother Charles Payne (right) c. 1906
00023
00023
Jack Payne in scouts uniform for first World War. Photograhper J. Porter of Landsend, Chippenham, Wiltshire c. 1916
00024 Mary Ann Weston (nee Brett). Outside of her telephone exchange at Shirehampton. c. 1920
00025 Mary Ann Weston (nee Brett). Outside of her telephone exchange at Shirehampton. As above but close up. c. 1920
00026 Emma Isgar in old age with Bill Shell c. 1950
00027 Florence Wilkins (nee Weston) with her family. Freda Wilkins (back left), Leslie Wilkins (back middle), Vera Wilkins (back right), Albert Wilkins (front left), Florence Wilkins (front middle), Winifred Wilkins (front right). Photographer H. M. Veale. c. 1918
00028 William Weston with his wife Mary Ann Weston (nee Brett) with their daughters Florence (far left), Mabel (middle) and Maud (far right). c. 1900
00029
00029
Florence Wilkins (nee Weston) with her family. Far left Florence Wilkins, Vera Wilkins, Leslie Wilkins, Winifred Wilkins, Freda Wilkins, Albert Wilkins (far right). c. 1918
00030
00030
Wedding photograph of Kathleen Betty Brookbank and Leslie Haddacks wedding (Left to Right). John A. Brookbank, ?, Kathleen Betty Brookbank, Leslie Haddacks, ?, Mary Brookbank, Vicar, ?, Kathleen Millett, ?. c. 1940
00031
00031
Wedding photograph of Kathleen Elizabeth Brookbank and Leslie Haddacks wedding. Far left Florence Millett, Norah Millett, John A. Brookbank, Kathleen Betty Brookbank, ?, Leslie Haddacks, Elsie Poole, ?, ?, ?, Violet Millett, ?, Mary Brookbank. ?, Keith Brookbank, Kathleen Millett. c. 1940
00032 Albert Wilkins in police uniform with collegues and daughter Freda Wilkins on his knee. c. 1912
00033 house ? Possibly Swavesy manor in Cambridgeshire, where Florence Weston once worked.  
00034 Charles and Harriet Roberts (nee Weston) house on Canvy Island, Essex. Built in Indian style after they returned from India.  
00035 Back row Harriet Weston, Florence Weston, George Weston, Cecily Weston, Maud Weston. Christine Elms in middle. Eileen Brown and Leslie Brown in front row. c. 1960
00036 Maud Weston with dog outside her house in York Road, Bristol c. 1960
00037 Timsbury old folks outing. Florence Wilkins in Hat with flower on dress. c. 1960
00038 James Frederick Taylor 1st. In large group photo, probably in Bath. He is marked with a cross. c. 1900
00039 James Frederick Taylor 1st. Close up of above photo. c. 1900
00040 Rosanna Mary Brooks. At the start of a race ?. Marked with a cross. c. 1916
00041 Badly damaged photograph of James Frederick Taylor 2nd. At the start of the first world war. After signing up under-age. c. 1914
00042 James Frederick Taylor 2nd. At the front on the right, possibly in India. c. 1916
00043
00043
James Frederick Taylor 2nd. During his time in India. c. 1918
00044 James Frederick Taylor 2nd and Amy Violet Ralph. c. 1918
00045 James Frederick Taylor 2nd in army uniform. c. 1916
00046 Vera Taylor her brother James' Argyle and Southern Highlanders uniform. c. 1916
00047 Left to right. Vera Wilkins. Reg Parsons. Lauwrence Parsons. ? . ?. ?. ?. Donald Parsons. ?. ?. c. 1955
00048 Left to right. Maud Weston. Florence Weston. George Weston. Cecily Weston. Harriet Weston. c. 1960
00049 Edward Mitchell. Reprint of a photograph in his patient record at Wells County Asylum. 1898
00050 Harriet Weston in Canford, South Africa. With grandson Nigel Roberts and Topsy the dog. July 1966
00051 Freda Wilkins and her mother Florence Weston. c. 1965
00052 00052 Left to right. Tom Pettiford, Percy Pettiford, ?, Duke the dog, James Frederick Taylor 2nd. Back James Frederick Taylor 1st, ?. Haymaking in their field at rear of Cavendish place and opposite Upper Common in Bath. 1924
00053 00053 Left to right. Back Row: Kenneth Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Roderick Brookbank, Phillip Brookbank, Christopher Brookbank. Front Row: Keith Brookbank, Alec Brookbank, Peter Brookbank, Heather Brookbank. And Snitchy the dog. 1964
00054 Francis Isgar. Taken from a book of photgraphs of Cheddar, produced by the University of the third age. c. 1893
00055 Francis Isgar in old age. c. 1936
00059 Frederick Loxton, relationship unknown. Born at 25 Lampards Buildings c. 1960
00060 S.S. Cedric - Catherine Brookbank and family sailed on her to New York. Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1902. 21035 gross tons; 700 (bp) feet long; 75 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 knots. 2875 passengers ( 365 first class, 160 second class, 2350 third class ). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1902 and named Cedric. Liverpool-New York service. Used as an auxiliary cruiser and then as a troopship during World War I. Scrapped in 1932. -
00061 S.S. Philadelphia - Built by J. & G. Thomson Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1889. 10499 gross tons; 560 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 20 knots. 1740 passengers ( 540 first class, 200 second class, 1000 third class ). Built for American Line, in 1889 and named Philadelphia. Liverpool-New York service. World’s fastest ship 1889-92. Sold to American Line, in 1892 and renamed Paris. Southampton-New York service. Transferred to United States Navy, American flag, in 1898 and renamed USS Yale. Spanish-American war service. Returned to American Line, in 1898 and reverted to Paris. Liverpool-New York service. Nearly lost after grounding off Cornwall on May 21, 1899. Renamed Philadelphia in 1899. Transferred to Additional Arrivals, in 1917 and USS Harrisburg. US Navy service. Returned to American Line, in 1919 and reverted to Philadelphia. Southampton-New York service. Laid up New York-Naples Steamship Company, American flag, in 1922. New York-Naples service. Scrapped as Genoa in 1923. -
00062 S.S. Olympic - Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1911. 45324 gross tons; 882 (bp) feet long; 92 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, triple screw. Service speed 21 knots. 2764 passengers ( 1054 first class, 510 second class, 1200 third class ). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1911 and named Olympic. Southampton-New York, WWI troopship, Trans-Atlantic ( 1920-24) service. Largest liner in the world 1911-12. Sistership to Titanic. Transferred to Cunard White Star Line, British flag, in 1935. Laid up in 1935. Last remains broken up in Scotland in 1937. -
00063 Emma Isgar, painted when she was sixteen years old. c. 1878
00064 Kenneth and Christine Taylor at the marriage of their daughter Bridget Taylor. 31 March 1973
00065 Keith and Heather Brookbank at the marriage of their son Julian Brookbank. 31 March 1973
00066 Julian Brookbank and Bridget Taylor on their wedding day. 31 March 1973
00067 Peter Brookbank and his wife Christine. 31 March 1973
00068
00068
Left to right. Cecily Heap, Freda Wilkins, Albert wilkins, Christopher Elms, Winifred Jeffreys (nee Wilkins), Ernest Allen. 31 March 1973
00069
00069
Left to right. Keith Brookbank, Heather Brookbank, Paula Goldsworthy, Christopher Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Bridget Brookbank, Christine Taylor, Elizabeth Elms, Kenneth Taylor. 31 March 1973
00070
00070
Left to right. Heather Brookbank, Julian Brookbank, Bridget Brookbank, Keith Brookbank. 31 March 1973
00071 Amy Taylor (nee Ralph), Jenny Taylor and Sharon Taylor 31 March 1973
00072 Kenneth Taylor and Bridget Taylor on her wedding day. 31 March 1973
00073
00073
Left to right. Ernest Allen, Clifford Brown, ?, ?, Eileen Brown, ?,Phillip Brookbank, Bill Anstee (Bald), ?, Timothy Goldsworthy, Ethel Grace Payne (nee Boulton), Christopher Elms, Timothy Brookbank, Peter Brookbank, Alec Brookbank, Nancy Anstee, ?, Sheila Beddoe (Payne), ?, Keith Brookbank, Michael Beddoe, Heather Brookbank, Paula Goldsworthy, Taff Beddoe, ?, Julian Brookbank, Christopher Brookbank, ?, ?, Bridget Brookbank, ? , ?, Margaret Elms, Christine Taylor, ?, Brian Elms, Kenneth Taylor, Elizabeth Elms, David Parsons, Richard Parsons, Ralph ?, Winifred Jeffreys, Timothy Goldsworthy, Freda Elms, Denise Taylor, Heather Haywood, Ursula Chedgey, Amy Taylor, Sharon Taylor, Cecily Heap, Geoff Taylor, Ruth Chedgey, Jennifer Taylor (red coat), Roger Taylor, Albert wilkins, Julian Taylor, ?, ?, ?. 31 March 1973
00074 Close up of Ethel Grace Payne (nee Boulton), taken from above. 31 March 1973
00075 John Alexander Ross Brookbank with his car "Old Moggy" in Bristol c.1960
00076 John Alexander Ross Brookbank (far right) on a ship. c.1930 ?
00077 Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank) with Percy Higgins. (B/W) -
00078 Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank) with Percy Higgins. (Sepia) -
00079 Katherine Higgins (nee Brookbank) with her son Percy Higgins on a ship to the USA. -
00080 Alexander and Catherine Brookbank with Percy Higgins. -
00081 Alexander and Catherine Brookbank with Percy Higgins. -
00082 Albert Brookbank son of Alexander and Catherine. -
00083 Albert Brookbank (left) with his brother Clarence (right). -
00084 Albert Brookbank (left) with his brother Clarence (right), later in life. c. 1971
00085 Isabella Brookbank. -
00086 Adelaide Clarissa (Dissa) Brookbank (left) with her sister Isabella (Ella). -
00087 Isabella Brookbank (left) with her sister Adelaide Clarissa (Dissa). -
00088 Isabella Brookbank. -
00089 Isabella Brookbank at the 42nd street house, Brooklyn. -
00090 Back row, left to right. Isabella Brookbank, Albert Brookbank, Kenneth Brookbank, Catherine Brookbank (nee Ackley). Front row, left to right. Ronald Brookbank, Donald Ackley. A picnic on Long Island, New York, USA. -
00091 Christopher Brookbank in royal marine dress uniform in USA. April 1966
00092 Left to right. Emily Brookbank (nee Ackley), Joan Pritchard, Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank). December 1957
00093 Ronald Brookbank and Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank). December 1957
00094 Left to right. William Lang, Adelaide Clarissa Lang (nee Brookbank), Isabella Pritchard (nee Brookbank), Clarissa (claire) Lang. December 1957
00095 Douglas Brookbank with his father Clarence. March 1983
00096 Joan Pritchard, daughter of Isabella Brookbank. -
00097 Clarissa (Claire) Lang, daughter of Adelaide Clarissa Brookbank. -
00098 Janet Brookbank age 2, daughter of Albert Brookbank, grandaughter of Albert Grey Brookbank. c. 1960
00099 John Brookbank father of Alexander Brookbank. (from a photocopy) c. 1890
00100 Alexander Brookbank. (from a photocopy) c. 1890
00101 Florence May Weston. Seated on a bench, probably in the garden of her house in Timsbury. c. 1960
00102 Left to right. Kenneth Taylor, Christine Elms, Freda Wilkins, ?, Florence Weston, George Dando. -
00103 Left to right. Brian Elms, Ernest Allen, Freda Wilkins, Christine Elms. -
00104 Albert Grey Brookbank from CR10 card. -
00105 Alexander Ross Brookbank from CR10 card. -
00106 John Alexander Ross Brookbank from CR10 Card. -
00107 John Brookbank from CR10 Card. -
00108 John Alexander Ross Brookbank standing Albert Grey Brookbank sitting. -
00109
00109
John Alexander Ross Brookbank on a ship. -
00110 Clarissa Shannahan. -
00111 Jennifer Shannahan. -
00112 Keith Ross Brookbank and Heather Myra Payne on their wedding day. 11 August 1943
00113 Anthony and Jacqueline Haddacks with some of Keith Brookbanks children. -
00114 Children of Keith and Heather Brookbank. -
00115 Wedding photograph of John Alexander Ross Brookbank and Kathleen Annice Millett. 8 September 1919
00116 Lampards Buildings, Walcot, Bath. A clipping from the Bath Chronicle. -
00117
00117
Isidore John Millett in his Freemasons regalia. -
00118
00118
John Alexander Ross Brookbank and Kathleen Annice Millet on wedding day. -
00119
00119
John Alexander Ross Brookbank in merchant navy uniform. -
00120
00120
Keith Ross Brookbank in merchant navy uniform. -
00121
00121
(Left to Right) Back row: Kathleen Millett, Violet Millett, Nora Millett, William Millett. Front row: Betty Brookbank, Keith Brookbank. -
00122
00122
Florence Harriet Millett (nee Mitchell) with her grandson Keith Brookbank. -
00123
00123
Albert Yeates, John ?, Nora Millett, William Millett. -
00124 Charles Rastall and Alice Mary Mitchell. -
00125 William Millett, Nora Millett, Violet Millett, Kathleen Millett, Florence Millett (nee Mitchell). -
00126
00126
Mathew Edward Brookbank with Julian Brookbank and Bridget Brookbank (nee Taylor) on his graduation day. -
00127 Matthew Edward Brookbank on his graduation day. -
00128
00128
Inscription on reverse "Mr Boulter, Mr Marks and Father taken at Ilfracombe? July 1882" (almost certainly Edward Mitchell, see 00129). Photographer John Catford, Wilder Road, Ilfracombe. July 1882
00129
00129
Comparison of person in 00128 and Edward Mitchell in00049. -
00130
00130
Possibly Annice Vagg or Ann Wilson. Photographer W.H. Midwinter, Artist and Photographer, 24 College Green, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c.1863
00131
00131
Possibly Isidore John Millett. Photographer Mower, 8 Ruysdael Place, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c.1876
00132
00132
Possibly Florence Mitchell. Photographer Friese Greene, 16 Royal Promenade, Clifton, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c.1885
00133
00133
Isidore John Millett, in Freemasons regalia. The cocked hat is traditional for Freemasons in Bristol Lodges. Photographer The Clifton Photographic Company, 1 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol. c.1882
00134 Comparison of 00131, 00133 and 00117. -
00135
00135
Florence Harriet Mitchell and Isidore John Millett, with a dog. Photographer Willett of Bristol. c.1900
00136
00136
House at 354 Hotwells Road, Bristol. -
00137
00137
Close up of house at 354 Hotwells Road, Bristol. -
00138
00138
Amelia Mitchell. Photographer C. Burchill, 8 Dolphin Street, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c. 1894
00139 00139 Unknown, possibly a son of Edward Mitchell. Photographer Geo. Jeager, 811 Arch Street, Phila. -
00140
00140
Possibly Julia Bowden (nee Mitchell), with boys Arthur and William . Photographer C. Burchill, 8 Dolphin Street, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c. 1894
00141
00141
Unknown possibly daughter of Edward Mitchell. Photographer London Fine Art Co. of Gloucester, Cheltenham, Swindon. -
00142
00142
Possibly Charles and Amelia Robinson (nee Mitchell) with children Mark and Florence. Photographer H. R. Willett 5 Bristol Bridge & 44 High Street, Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c. 1900
00143
00143
Unknown possibly daughter of Edward Mitchell. Photographer Willett, 8 Bristol Bridge, Bristol & 23 Fleet Street, Swindon. (Dated from photographers plate.) c. 1897
00144
00144
Unknown, person in centre is possibly a daughter of Edward Mitchell. Photographer Gordon, 48 Market Street, Haddington. -
00145
00145
Unknown, possibly Edward or Herbert Mitchell son of Edward Mitchell. Photographer H. R. Willett, Lower Church Rd, Weston-S-Mare, also at Bristol. (Dated from photographers plate.) c. 1895
00146
00146
Unknown, possibly Edward or Herbert Mitchell son of Edward Mitchell. Photographer F. Snary, The Castle Studio, Bristol. c. 1895
00147
00147
Unknown, possibly D. Rastall, daughter of Charles and Alice Rastall (nee Mitchell). Photographer G. Coles, 10 Southgate Street, Gloucester. -
00148
00148
Stanley Yeates with his horse and trap. -
00149
00149
Keith and Heather Brookbank (nee Payne). -
00150
00150
Isidore Millett on ratings department outing. -
00151
00151
Wedding photograph for William Millett and Elizabeth Blackie.Back row: ?, ?, John A. R. Brookbank, Kathleen Brookbank (nee Millett), ?, Keith Brookbank, ?, ?, ?, Julia Bowden, ?. Middle row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Front row: ?,?,Florence Millett (nee Mitchell),?,William H. Millett, Elizabeth Blackie,?,?,?,? 7th September 1936
00152
00152
Millett family Christmas (Left to right). Kathleen Millett, Violet Millett, Florence Millett (nee Mitchell), William Millett and Nora Millett. -
00153
00153
Julia Bowden (nee Mitchell) far right and others. -
00154 William Millett -
00155
00155
Norah Millett. -
00156 Kathleen Betty Ross Brookbank. -
00157
00157
Margaret Millett and John Bult, wedding photograph. 2nd October 1965
00158
00158
John Watts-Morgan and Mary Brookbank wedding photograph. August 1955
00159
00159
Anthony John Haddacks and Patricia Mitchenson wedding photograph. 22nd July 1971
00160
00160
Jacqueline Betty Haddacks and James Powel wedding photograph. 30th August 1968
00161 Amelia Mitchell -
00162 Two unknown girls, a boy and a dog. -
00163 William Millett. -
00164 Unknown female graduate. -
00165 Possibly a group of Mitchells with their spouses. -
00166 Norah Annie Millett. c. 1965
00167 Unknown wedding photograph. -
00168 1 Norah Annie Millett and 2 Kathleen Annice Millett. Taken in Bristol. 22 October 1970
00169 Back Row (Left to Right): Alistair Brookbank, Matthew Brookbank, Robin Brookbank. Front Row: Kenneth Taylor, Christine Taylor (nee Elms), Winifred Joan Shell. January 1999
00170 Left to Right: Alistair Brookbank, Matthew Brookbank, Robin Brookbank. January 1999
00171 Matthew Brookbank on his graduation day with parents Julian Brookbank and Bridget Brookbank (nee Taylor). November 2001
00172 Left to Right. Alistair Brookbank, Matthew Brookbank, Robin Brookbank. Photograph taken in Chilcompton for their great grandmother Freda Elms' 80th birthday. 1996
00173
00173
Family of William Weston. Left to Right. Florence Weston, William Weston, George Weston, Mary Ann Weston (nee Brett), Maude Weston, Harriet Weston. c. 1895
00174 Clarence Brookbank with the boat he built, the Emily B. c. 1957
00175 The Bell in Rockland St. Peter, previously owned by the Brett family. c. 1870s
00176
00176
Mabel Ralph and John Ham wedding photograph, taken in Bath. c. 1935
00177
00177
Bell Street Quay, North Shields. c. 1914
00178
00178
Paddle Tugs moored off Fish Quay, North Shields. -
00179 Jane Ann Grey (nee Richardson).(From a Photocopy) -