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This is an experimental page and I may well be incorrect regarding time, place, age, name and date when the photos were taken. Apologies for that!!!!! Please go to the contact page and give me correct info. I will correct things asap. Similarly, if you have any pictures, old or new, that you want to add to the site please send them as email attachments with captions. The majority of pictures at the moment are family - if you want to add friends you are more than welcome |
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One of Isobel's mosaics. A superb reproduction of a picture of Rhian and Guy's house created in 2011 | Not sure who or when but definitely Family | The three generations of nurses taken about 1996. Rhian, Mabe and Isobel with Vernon holding them all together. |
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Tydfil sitting with Hayden and May (Barrie's father's sister0 Dobbing, At a guess taken about 1970 | This impressive company car taken by Barrie during a repatriation trip to New Delhi in India | A decorative bird table made by son, Richard. Obviously the creative and expert carpentry skills of his grandfather Doug. He makes these to order so if you are interested ................. |
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Lyn and mother Tydfil. Not sure date and detail of this one |
Barrie and Isobel on a repatriation trip to Ushuaia - the end of the world - at the most southern point of South America. Took 24 hours flying and 3 flights to get there | Photo I took in Cyprus. Gekko having a winged bug for lunch! |
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Another of Isobel's mosaics. This was a reproduction of a Canadian Indian totem pole design we saw in British Columbia. | Luke, Marilyn, Laura and Lyn (Barrie's brother) taken at Laura's graduation. ?? Date | A picture of Vernon, Isobel's father who was a ship's gunner during second world war and taken in New York. |
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Ray an Mavis Lucas. ?? date | Cousin Pam in her earlier days. Pam, married to Mike Redgate and now moved back to the UK from South Africa | Liverpool University darts champions 1968. Barrie in left, Paul Davis in middle (sadly, Paul passed away Nov last year) and Ifor Edwards |
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Barrie showing his mettle in the Wyre Forest half marathon. Completed in 2 hours 17 minutes | Sister Mabel Evans nee Lucas - Isobel's mother. Mabe trained at the Radcliffe in Oxford and I think this was taken when she worked in London during the blitz. | Jonathan and Christian - Verity Silk (husband Mike)'s children. Verity is Isobel's first cousin |
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Barrie and Isobel family medals. Top left Barrie's great, great, great,great, great grand father's Indian Mutiny medal. Next right Barrie's grandfther's Pip, Squeak and Wilfred WW1. Top right and middle centre left are Isobels'uncles Viv and Rupert WW2. Middle left Barrie's Father with Bomber Command bar and Middle right Isobels's mothers war medal and bottem left Isobels's father WW2. Bottom right Barrie's medals | Another of Isobel's mosaics, The was part of a display on the headstone of a bowling friend who died in Cyprus in 2016 | This is a picture taken in Gorseinon Hospital in 1951. Sitting at the table with 2 children is Harry Seccombe. The little one in the nurse's arms to the right of the fish tank is Lyn - Barrie's brother |
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Percy Shurrock. Married Irene Lucas who was sister of Winifred, Mabel and Roy Lucas. Mabel was Isobel's mother | Too True !!!!! | Nan and Dad Kings. with Doug (Barrie's father) and Bronwen and May, Doug's sisters, Kneeling |
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Sister Sonia and brother Lyn ages 3 and 4 respectively - taken in Llanerch Crescent where we lived at the time. | A decorative garden planter made by son, Richard. Obviously the creative and expert carpentry skills of his grandfather Doug. He makes these to order so if you are interested ................. | One of Isobel's more successful mosaics. She has sold a number of these made to order either individually or as pairs. |
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Percy Shurrock clinging onto Irene (?? married as yet) with Irene's sisters Mabel (on top) and Wyn Lucas | Black Headed vultures tucking into a dead pig. Taken in Florida i998 | Over to the Gamage family. Left is Glenys Gamage with husband Ted in the background. On the right is Gretta Gamage who lived to 101 years and celebtated her 100th Birthday in a helicopter flight over Pembrokeshire |
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Another but longer decorative garden planter made by son, Richard. Obviously the creative and expert carpentry skills of his grandfather Doug. He makes these to order so if you are interested ................. | Doug (Barrie's father) and Teg his colleague at work. Both could have been professional snooker players but I think other halves threatened them !! | St Catherine's Church Choir. Believe it or not, Barrie is in there - prize for those who recognise him !! |
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Sonia (Barrie's younger sister) and Brian Owen taken at their wedding | Isobel, Barrie and Rev. Trevor Evans in the snow on February 8th 1969 | This was taken at a Swears and Wells annual dinner in about 1960. Eddie and Bron, Haydn and May, Doug and Tydfil and Barrie |
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Lyn's (Barrie's brother) children, Laura and Luke. | Mike silk with Isobel's cousin Verity. Not sure od the date and not sure if married at this stage | Picture taken about 1976. Richard age 3. Barrie, Nan Kings (Barrie's Paternal grandmother) and Rhian age 5 |
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Colin and Gillian at their wedding. What was the date Colin? |
The three cousins. Sisters Gill Woodland and Viv Branch and Isobel. Gill and Viv were Isobel's first cousings, daughters of Roy Lucas | Kingsbridge RFC. Photo taken about 1947 on their ground on Gowerton common. Doug Davies, Barrie's father is 2nd from left in the kneeling row. |
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Verity Silk, Viv Branch and Mary, Richard Shurrock's wife. I think this was taken in daughter Rhian's home on Barrie and Isobel's 50rh wedding anniversary. | Taken in Mumbai about 1999. Not sure how local council would manage parking of these proportions! | This is the Lear Jet that Barrie and Isobel did many of their repatriation jobs in. |
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Definitely going back a bit !!! This is Jan and Shaun Gregson with Barrie and Isobel when on holiday together in Majorca, Has to be somewhere near 1973 - Memories!!!! | ||
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