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Derbyshire
Photographers' Profiles by Brett Payne, of Tauranga, New Zealand Alfred Rippon of Chesterfield |
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| Alfred Rippon was a Chesterfield postman who produced
postcards for a few years before the Great War. |
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| Alfred
Rippon
was born in 1877 at Chesterfield, son of a leather tanner and publican
Herbert
Rippon (1844-1897) and his wife Annie née Roe
(1852-1912). After his father died in 1897, his mother took
over as proprietor of the Ring o' Bells Inn, and Alfred became a
postman. Adamson (1997) lists Riuppon as a producer of
postcards, variously at Minimum Terrace and Hunloake Terrace in
Chesterfield, but provides no dates. Examples shown below and
seen elsewhere suggest that he produced postcards during the period
c.1910-1914. |
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| A young
unidentified cadet and "The
Ram," mascot of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Notts. &
Derbyshire Regiment by A. Rippon of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken c. 1910-1914 Image © & courtesy of Mike Briggs |
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Spital
Lane, Chesterfield by A. Rippon of Chesterfield Undated, but probably taken c. 1910 Postcard Image © & courtesy of Picture the Past Notes |
| References
Images kindly provided by Picture the Past, Mike Briggs 1841-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church North East Midland Photographic Record - Picture the Past The following trade directories have been accessed using the University of Leicester's online collection, Digital Library of Historical Directories: Anon (1899) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Nottinghamshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Adamson, Keith I.P. (1997) Professional Photographers in Derbyshire 1843 - 1914, The PhotoHistorian, No. 118 Supplement, September 1997, ISSN 0957-0209. Courtesy of John Bradley. |
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