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Pollard Graham was born c.
1845 in Blackburn, Lancashire. The
1861 Census describes him, at the age of 15, as a bill inspector
(clerk) in Birkenhead, Cheshire. In late 1867 Graham married
Margaret Charnock, and a son James was born at Southport
at around the same time, although his bith was registered under the
name James Graham Charnock. In 1871, they were living in
North
Meols, where Barker was working as an upholsterer, and Margaret as a
dressmaker. There is no sign of his wife in subsequent census
records, even though he continues to be shown as "married" rather than
"widowed" until at least 1901. Graham moved to Belper in Derbyshire, probably in the late 1870s. An article in The Derby Mercury dated 4 August 1880 mentions a portrait having been taken by "Mr. Pollard Graham." He was shown as "Barker P. Graham" working as a photographer on census night, 3 April 1881. With him at a house in Queen Street are his son "James C. Graham," aged 13, and his brother-in-law Michael Charnock, also described as a photographer. Kelly's Trade Directory for 1881, probably compiled in late 1880, lists "Graham Pollard & Co. gelatine dry plate manufacturers, New rd. Belper." It seems likely that he started off supplying the local studios with stocks of photographic plates, and subsequently opened his own studio. The fairly accurately dated carte de visite photograph of Florence Anthony (born in 1878) shown below appears to be from around this time, i.e. early to mid-1881. A second CDV shown below, of Ann Rebecca Appleby (born in 1866) shows Pollard Graham with studios in Belper and Southport, and may date from the mid-1880s. By mid-1881, however, he was in financial trouble, as a notice in The London Gazette of 21 June 1881 gives notice of "the First General Meeting of the creditors" of "Barker Pollard Graham of Belper ... Photographer and Manufacturer of Photographic Materials, trading as Pollard Graham & Co." An article dated 13 July 1881 in The Derby Mercury reports this "meeting of the creditors of Mr. Barker Pollard Graham, trading as 'Pollard Graham and Co., of Belper, photographer' ... held last week at the office of Mr. W.B. Hextall, solicitor, Derby," which resulted in an agreement to liquidate, and the appointment of a trustee. The Daily News of London carried a report on 17 February 1886 of an appeal in the Supreme Court in the case of the "Derby Photographic Dry Plate Company v. Pollard Graham & Co.," but no details are provided. The next mention found in trade directories for Pollard Graham is in Kelly's 1887, when the firm was operating from premises in Agard Street, Derby. An advertisement in The Derby Mercury of 2 February 1887 notifies the public of the conversion to and registration of a company, "Pollard Graham and Company, Limited," of the "business of gelatine bromide photographic dry plate manufacturers, carried on by Messrs. Barker Pollard Graham, Arthur Frederick Longdon, W. Elliott Taylor and Arthur John Cox" on 15th January. The shareholders of the new company, all in equal proportions, were the aforementioned Graham, Longdon (a surgical bandage manufacturer), Taylor (an agent) and Cox (a wine and spirit merchant), as well as T.H. Harrison (a chartered accountant from Duffield), F. Longdon and W.H. Goody (both also surgical bandage manufacturers). B.P. Graham was appointed first managing director. A further advertisement in the same newspaper on 6 February offers shares for sale in this company, with applications to made at 175 Siddals Road. On 19th March 1890, Derby auctioneers Messrs. J. & W. Heathcote advertised in The Derby Mercury the sale by auction of the "stock-in-trade and working plant, including about 700 lbs. of gelatine, chemicals, photographic apparatus, about 30 cwt. of various papers, string, glass, a large quantity of plate boxes of various sizes, centrifugal copper tanks, Gardener's patent chopping machine, kettles, buckets, bottles, jars, and utensils in trade" of Pollard Graham & Co., Limited, Agard Street, Derby. The same advert appeared in The Birmingham Daily Post on 12 April 1890. It appears that the business had again failed, and a notice of liquidation of "Pollard Graham & Co., Limited, Derwent Dry Plate Works, Agard-street, Derby" appeared in the Mercury three months later on 11 June. Pollard Graham, however, was still taking portraits as shown by an article in the Mercury of 27th August that same year, stating "The photograph [of Mr. Richard Ramsay Dinnis, proprietor and editor of The Derbyshire Advertiser] was produced by Mr. Pollard Graham, of Rodney Chambers, and reflected the highest credit upon him." Kelly's trade directory for 1891 shows his studio at Rodney Chambers (or Rodney Yard) in Corn Market, Derby. The census for 5 April 1891, when he was lodging with a grocer in Newland Street, St Werburgh's,Derby, shows him once again as "Barker P. Graham, photographer." By this time, his son James had married and had two children. The son was living, under the name James Graham, in Howard Street, New Normanton, Derby, and showed his profession as "photographic artist." Presumably he was working for his father in the studio at Rodney Chambers. In October 1892, Pollard Graham displayed some of his prints at an exhibition of the "new gelatino-chloride [photographic] papers invented by the Eastman's Photographic Material Company ... known as 'Eastman's solio paper'," at the Bell Hotel in Derby. Later directory entries for 1895, 1899 and 1912 show the studio at the same premises until at least 1926. Pollard Graham was boarding at a house in Cowley Street, Derby in 1901, describing himself as a "photographer - employer." His son James C. Graham was still working as a "photographic operator," but had moved with his family, which had by this time grown, with the addition of three more children, to Ashfield Road in South Manchester. In the early 1900s, Pollard Graham was in partnership with one Albert Hutchinson, presumably an investor in the business, and this partnership may have resulted in the profusion of new branch openings in Burnley, Rotherham, Coventry and Longton. The London Gazette reports the dissolution of this partnership on 22 March 1915. Graham's son appears to have subsequently been a partner in the business, as evidenced by another London Gazette notification, dated 19 July 1927: "the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, Pollard Graham and James Charnock Graham, carrying on business as Photographers at 12A Bridge-street, Northampton, 25 Newland-street, Kettering and Exchange-arcade, Wellingborough, all in the county of Northampton, and at Rodney Chambers, Cornmarket, in the county borough of Derby, under the style or firm of Pollard Graham & Son, has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the 4th day of October, 1926." Pollard Graham retained his interest in the Derby branch, while his son took over all three Northamptonshire branches. During the 1890s and 1900s Pollard Graham (later Pollard Graham & Co.) operated studios in many other locations, including Rotherham & Burnley (Yorkshire), Northampton & Peterborough (Northamptonshire), two addresses in Station Street, Burton-upon-Trent (c1890-1900), Burslem, Longton & Leigh (all in Staffordshire), Luton (Bedfordshire), Lincoln (Lincolnshire), Coventry & Birmingham (Warwickshire), Southport and Wigan (Lancashire). Craven (1993) describes the studio in Derby as staying in business until 1912, and a large format photograph taken at around this time shows the "head office and works" at 108A Friargate. Kelly's directory for that year shows Pollard Graham living at 5 Arboretum Square in Derby, and a post card photograph included in the portfolio below shows two maids in a garden, probably at this address. Another post card photograph dated c.1932 indicates that they were operating at least until that date. The following is a complete list of all Pollard Graham's branch studios found thus far, with locations and known dates of operation. Please contact me if you have details of any other studio sightings, premises or additional dates. I am especially interested in dated photographs which are known to have come from particular studio.
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Florence
Anthony (b. 1878), aged 2½ by Pollard Graham, probably at the Alexandra Studios in New Road, Belper Undated, but probably taken in early to mid-1881 Size: 64mm x 104mm Format: Carte de Visite Card printed by Marion Imp Paris Image © & courtesy of Robert Silverwood Notes:
Inscribed
on reverse, "Florence Anthony aged
2½".
Florence's
father
William Bennet Anthony was Headmaster of Belper Grammar
School. Her
mother
Annie Sarah was the second daughter of Jonathan Fletcher of
Pentrich. Her birth registration was in the 3rd Quarter 1878. |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of New Road, Belper & North End, Wirksworth Undated, but probably taken in the early 1880s Format: Carte de Visite Image © & courtesy of Robert Silverwood Notes |
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Unidentified
young man by Pollard Graham of Belper & Wirksworth Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1880s Format: Cabinet card Image © & courtesy of Robert Silverwood Notes |
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Ann
Rebecca Appleby (1866-) by Pollard Graham of Belper & Southport Undated, but probably taken in the late 1880s Format: Carte de Visite Image © & courtesy of Martin Jackson Notes (MJ & BP): Ann Rebecca Appleby was born at Thurvaston, Derbyshire, and baptised at Christchurch, Long Lane, Derbyshire on 5 May 1866 (see Martin's web pages for more details). As a teenager she worked as a general servant on a farm at Sutton-on-the-Hill, Derbyshire. This photograph was probably taken in the late 1880s, when she would have been in her early 20s. |
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Mary
Ann Fletcher (neé Roberts) and daughter Ethel Ada Fletcher
(1884-1974),
taken by Pollard Graham, at Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby, c. 1896
Size: 108mm x 167mm Format: Cabinet Card Plain back Image © & courtesy of Robert Silverwood Nothing
further is known
about this photograph
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1890s Format: Carte de Visite Image ©
&
courtesy
of Lies
Ligthard Notes |
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Hannah
Appleby neé Bull (1831-1907) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1890s Format: Carte de Visite Image ©
&
courtesy
of Martin
Jackson |
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Anthony Appleby (1832-1902) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1890s Format: Carte de Visite Image ©
&
courtesy
of Martin
Jackson Notes (MJ & BP): Anthony Appleby was born in May 1832 at Sutton-on-the-Hill, Derbsyhire and baptised there on 10 Jun 1832 (see Martin's web pages for more details). He married Hannah Bull (1832-1907) at Brailsford in 1852; they lived at Hollington and had six children between 1852 and 1870. Anthony Appleby died aged 70 in 1902. |
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John Tipper (1841-1931) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early to mid-1890s Format: Carte de Visite Image ©
&
courtesy
of Martin
Jackson Notes (MJ & BP): John Tipper was born at Hollington, Derbyshire and baptises on 24 October 1841 (for further details, visit Martin's web site). He married Mary (surname unknown) in about 1863, and they had ten children in Hollington betwen then and 1881. John Tipper was a wheelwright, shopkeeper and postmaster. He died at Ebenezer Cottage, Hollington on 19 Apr 1931, aged 89. |
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Charles
Vincent
Payne (1868-1941), taken by Pollard Graham at Derby, c1888-1891
No design or markings on reverse Size: 107 x 167 mm Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Brett Payne Notes: C.V. Payne married Amy Robinson at St. Thomas Church, Derby on 18 May 1891, and they left for the United States before August that year, giving August 1891 as the latest date that photograph could have been taken. It is suspected that the fancy dress was used in order to publicise Charles' intended career in vaudeville in the US. The mounting does not, unfortunately, show the address of the studio. However, the following photo, taken before February 1892, does indicate that he had moved to Rodney Chambers by that time, so perhaps this mount was used at the previous premises in Agard Street. |
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Unidentified
woman by Pollard Graham Undated, but probably taken c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 157.5 mm (trimmed at base) Photo 101.5 x 146 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Mary
Haywood née
Wood (c1843-), taken by Pollard Graham at Rodney Chambers, Corn Market,
Derby, c1890-1891
Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Carole Haywood Note by CH:
Samuel &
Mary Haywood
emigrated to the USA some time between 6 April 1891 and 11 February
1892,
so the latter date is the latest that this photograph could have been
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Unidentified
young man by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby & 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 168 mm Photo 101 x 145 mm Negative No. 34D Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby & 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 168 mm Photo 101 x 145 mm Negative No. 40D Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young man by Pollard Graham of 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108.5 x 169 mm Photo 100 x 143.5 mm Negative No. 338 Image © & collection of Brett Payne No further information available |
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Size: Mount 64 x 107 mm Photo 57 x 93 mm |
Size: Mount 64 x 107 mm Photo 56.5 x 93 mm |
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young woman (left), man (centre) and woman (right) by Pollard Graham of 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Carte de Visite Image © & collection of Brett Payne |
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Annie
Crump (b.
1873) by Pollard Graham, Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (& 113A Station Street, Burton-on-Trent) Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Carte de visite Image © & courtesy of Brian Goodhead No further information available |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 64 x 106.5 mm Photo 59 x 93 mm Negative No. 2082 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Elderly
woman, possibly Annie Dolman
née Spencer by Pollard Graham of 113A Station Street, Burton on Trent & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Carte de visite Negative No. 2205(?) Image © & courtesy of Clive Greatorex Notes |
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Bertie
Dyche Aspdin (1871-) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 166 mm Photo 101.5 x 145 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Bertie
Dyche Aspdin (1871-) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 107 x 160 mm (trimmed at base) Photo 101 x 149.5 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Unidentified
young child by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108 x 167 mm Photo 102 x 144 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Unidentified
mother and young child by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 108.5 x 166.5 mm Photo 102 x 146 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Two
unidentified boys by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 107.5 x 166 mm Photo 102 x 144.5 mm Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Wedding
portrait of George Sharpe
& Annie Holmes by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. August 1904 Format: Cabinet Card Image ©
&
courtesy
of Martin
Jackson |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby taken in the early 1900s Format: Cabinet card Size: Mount 108 x 168 mm Photo 102 x 144.5 mm Negative No. 2582 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Charlotte
Caroline Riley (1880 - 1947) of Derby by Pollard Graham of Derby & Burton-on-Trent taken c1897-1899 Size: 110 x 1658 mm Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of Derek Smith Notes by DS: Pollard Graham was probably selected because her cousin Letitia Harber was a retoucher at P G in Derby certainly up to 1901. The book has an advert for Players Navy Cut inside the back cover. |
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Unidentified
young
woman by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1900-1905 Format: Carte de visite Negative No. 4687 Image © & courtesy of Lynne Tedder Notes |
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Unidentified
older
woman by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1900-1905 Format: Carte de visite Negative No. 4688 Image © & courtesy of Lynne Tedder Notes |
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Elderly
woman, possibly the mother of
Mary Rankin née Saddington of Derby by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1900-1905 Format: Cabinet Card Size: 110 x 1658 mm Image © & courtesy of Kevin Rhodes Notes |
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Unidentified
woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. c. 1893-1898 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 109 x 165 mm Photo 103 x 146.5 mm Negative No. 10633 Image ©
&
courtesy
of Nigel
Aspdin |
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Unidentified
young man by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, 5 Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 64 x 106 mm Photo 58.5 x 92.5 mm Negative No. 6571 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
woman by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, 5 Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 64 x 105 mm Negative No. 7562 Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, 5 Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 64 x 105 mm Negative No. 7563 Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of EastMid Studio, 5 Market place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken in the early 1900s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 63 x 105 mm Negative No. 7853 Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes |
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Sarah Emma
Payne née
Parker (1870-1946) by Pollard Graham at Derby Undated, but probably taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s Size: 110 x 168 mm Format: Cabinet Card Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes: Sarah Emma Parker married Charles Hallam Payne (1870-1960) at St Mark's, Leicester on 11 July 1894. They lived at 38 St. James' Street, New Normanton, Derby, where they ran the family grocery/off licence until soon after the First World War, when they retired to live at Dale Cottage, Ingleby. |
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Unidentified
young girl by Pollard Graham of 1 Ormerod Rd, Burnley, 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, 5 Market Place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1902-1907 Format: Carte de visite Negative No. 5316 Image © & courtesy of Lynne Tedder Notes |
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Unidentified
young man by Pollard Graham of 1 Ormerod Rd, Burnley, 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, 5 Market Place, Peterboro' & Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby taken in the late 1890s to early 1900s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 64 x 106 mm Photo 58.5 x 93 mm Negative No. 21469 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of 1 Ormerod Rd, Burnley (also at Peterboro & Derby) taken in the early 1900s Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 111 x 170 mm Photo 92 x 136.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (& 22 Market Square, Wigan & 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancs.) taken in the early 1900s Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 111 x 168.5 mm Photo 93 x 136 mm Negative No. 21975 Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Arthur
Barrett (b. 1895) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (& 22 Market Square, Wigan & 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancs.) Undated, but probably taken c. 1901-1903 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 110 x 169 mm Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes by MM: Here is a photo of my grandmother's nephew, Arthur Barrett. He is the son of her older brother, Arthur Barrett. My mother told me that he had lost an eye and that was why photos of him were taken from the side. |
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Leonard
Boaz Burgess (1849-1918) and Ann Elizabeth Burgess née
Perkins
(b. 1848) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (& 22 Market Square, Wigan & 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancs.) Undated, but probably taken at Derby c. 1900-1903 Format: Cabinet Card Image © & courtesy of John Copley Notes by JC: The subjects are my gg-grandparents. Leonard was born Oakley, Bedfordshire in 1849, Ann born Bromham, Bedfordshire in 1848. They married on 3 July 1870 at the Parish Church in Oakley. The first child was born in Oakley, but by the time of the 1871 census they were living in Derby. From 1881 to 1901 they were at 12 Fox St. Derby. In 1871 and 1901 he is descibed as "railway porter", so we think moved up the Midland mainline from Bedford to Derby with the railway company. |
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Sarah Ann
"Sally" Barrett (b. 1896) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (Wigan & 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancs.) Undated, but probably taken c. 1901-1903 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Mount 110 x 168 mm Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes by MM: Here is Sally Barrett, Arthur's (see above) sister. It looks like it was taken the same day but they moved the props around. |
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Unidentified young man by Pollard Graham of 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancashire (& Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby) - possibly taken at their Wigan branch Undated, but probably taken c. 1901-1903 Format: Cabinet Card Size: Photo 92 x 136 mm Negative No. 14342 Image © & courtesy of Angus Graham Notes by AG: possibly Robert Brown. The Browns were a Wigan family, and the Penningtons were at that time Golborne (outlying village from Wigan). All of these places are a morning's walk from each other, but Wigan seems more likely, if only for proximity (but the card says Leigh ... then why would you walk 2 miles more to get to Leigh of all places? even then it was a dump!). I was back in the area a few weeks ago for a funeral. P-G's shop is currently swallowed by Smith's bookshop, which seems to have been knocked through from next door. |
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Sarah
Barrett née Hamis by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby (& 59 Leigh Rd, Leigh, Lancs.) Undated, but probably taken in the early 1900s Format: Large format circular print in embossed frame Size: Mount 171 x 228 mm Image © & courtesy of Marilyn McMillan Notes by MM: This is my great grandmother, Sarah (Hamis) Barrett. |
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Unidentified
young boy by Pollard Graham of Corn Market, Derby, 59 Leigh Road, Leigh & Borough Studio, Market Place, Wigan taken in the late 1890s to early 1900s Format: Carte de visite Size: Mount 61 x 102.5 mm Photo 50 x 79 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Henry
"Harry" Martland Collinson (b. 1881) by Pollard Graham at 22 Market Square, Wigan (also of Corn Market, Derby & 59 Leigh Road, Leigh) Undated, but probably taken c. 1898 to 1902 Format: Cabinet card Size: Mount 116 x 175 mm Photo 97 x 141 mm Negative No. 28329 W Image © & courtesy of David Roughley Notes by DR: Henry was born Henry Collinson to Martha Ellen Collinson in 1881 when she was working as a "servant" at Rodgers Farm in Lathom, Lancashire, which was run by Ann Martland at the time. She married Ann's son, Thomas Elisha Martland in the June quarter of the same year and he is probably Henry's father as Henry changed his name to Martland on susequent census forms. He was known in the family as Harry. |
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Clara Jane
Morton née Dolman (b. 1875) by Pollard Graham of Corn Market, Derby, 59 Leigh Road, Leigh & Borough Studio, 22 Market Square, Wigan Undated, but probably taken c. 1897-1900 Format: Large format mounted print on embossed card Size: Mount approx. 170 x 230 mm Image © & courtesy of Clive Greatorex Notes |
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Unidentified
young woman by Pollard Graham of Corn Market, Derby, 59 Leigh Road, Leigh & Borough Studio, 22 Market Square, Wigan taken in the late 1890s to early 1900s Size: Mount 135 x 190 mm Photo 95 x 135 mm Large Format Image © & courtesy of Caroline Dean Nothing further is known about this photo. |
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Two
portraits of unidentified
women by Pollard Graham of Corn Market, Derby, 59 Leigh Road, Leigh & Borough Studio, 22 Market Square, Wigan taken in the early 1900s Format: Print mounted on large card Size: (Left) Mount 140.5 x 177 mm (trimmed) Photo 95.5 x 134.5 mm (Right) Mount 126.5 x 171 mm (trimmed) Photo 97 x 134.5 mm Images © & courtesy of Helen Frost Notes: |
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Unidentified
girl
by Pollard Graham of Rotherham, Burslem, Longton, Coventry & Northampton taken in the early 1900s Format: Large format mounted print Size: Mount 169 x 229.5 mm Photo 55 x 127.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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Rankin
(seated at right) & unidentified
young woman, by Pollard Graham & Co Undated, but probably taken c. 1911-1912 at 5, Arboretum Sq. Derby Format: Post Card, posted in Derby Size: 85 x 135 mm Image © & courtesy of Kevin Rhodes Note: The stamp appears to be the one of the green half-penny George V stamps issued in 1911 and 1912 (shown at right), and replaced by another issue in 1912, but it is difficult to be sure. |
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correct, then
the post card can be dated to c. 1911-1912, or shortly before the First
World War. The style of clothing seems to be about right for
this
era. Kelly's 1912 Directory for Derbyshire shows the occupant
of
5 Arboretum Square to have been Pollard Graham, the photographer, so it
would seem safe to assume that Frances Rankin, and perhaps her
companion, worked as maids for the photographer. |
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Robert Musson (1870-1962) and his
daughter Gladys (1904-1986) by Pollard Graham & Co of 108A Friargate, Derby Undated, but probably taken c.1912 Size: Mount 170 x 230 mm Photo 95 x 136 mm Large Format Image © & courtesy of Alan Radford Notes
by AR: Grandfather was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire in 1870, and died
in 1962 as the result of an accident, aged 91. Mother was
born in
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Probably
Robert Stanley Lee Pare (born Ripley 1887) by Pollard Graham & Co of 108A Friar Gate (Head Office), Derby Undated, but probably taken between 1912 and 1916 Format: Large Size: Mount 250 x 350 mm Negative No. 68770 N Image © & courtesy of Graham Pare Notes |
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Unidentified young man by Pollard Graham & Co., Head Office & Works, 108A Friar Gate, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1915-1916 Format: Postcard Size: Card 87.5 x 137.5 mm Photo frame 79 x 128 mm Negative No. 55926 Image ©
& collection of Brett Payne Notes: |
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Frank Brown
(c1899-1963), Ethel Brown (1894-1978), Arthur James Brown (1896-1964),
Edith (Edie) Newman Brown née Miller (1872-1956), Percy
(Punch)
Miller Brown (1904-1971) & Frederick Montague Brown
(1870-1960) by Pollard Graham at Derby, probably on 13 July 1917 Size: 129 x 86 mm Format: Postcard Negative No. 70932 Image © & courtesy of Brett Payne The date written on the reverse of the post card fits the known ages of all the parties present in this family group photograph. AJ Brown is known to have served as a Corporal Dispenser with the 57th North Midlands Field Ambulance Unit, RAMC, although he appears to have the rank of Sergeant at this time. Ethel and her mother Edie are both wearing army badges on necklaces. |
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Unidentified young woman by Pollard Graham & Co., Head Office & Works, 108a Friar Gate, Derby Undated, but probably taken c. 1918-1920 Format: Postcard Size: 90.5 x 136 mm Negative No. 086729 Image ©
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Unidentified boy by Pollard Graham & Co., Head Office & Works, 1 Market Place, Burslem Undated, but probably taken in the late 1910s Format: Postcard Negative No. 24102 Image ©
& courtesy
of Rob
Jennings |
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Corporal
Robert Hollis, in the
uniform of the Machine Gun Corps by Pollard Graham of Friar Gate, Derby taken c. 1918 Format: Post card Negative No. 81310 Image © & courtesy of Fran Powles Notes |
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Margaret
Alicia Mackay, by Pollard Graham Studios of Derby,
Taken c. 1920 Size: 158mm x 207mm (photo), 254mm x 355mm (mount) Image ©
& courtesy
of Boz
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Conrad
Muir (1904-1956),
taken by Pollard Graham at Derby, in 1920
Format: Postcard Image © & courtesy of Barry Muir Notes from Barry: My father Conrad Muir was born in Derby on 19 Apr 1904, and died in Derby on 27 Jul 1956. The rear of the photo shows 1920, so he would have been 16. |
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Marjorie
Dawson (b. 24 Apr 1920) aged 5 by Pollard Graham at Derby Dated on the reverse, 1925 Format: Postcard Negative No. ?2346 Image © & courtesy of Valerie Stern Notes: |
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Florence
Ellen Muir
(b. 3 Feb 1903 Derby), taken by Pollard Graham at Derby, c.1922
Format: Postcard Negative No. 92985 Image © & courtesy of Barry Muir Notes: |
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Caroline
Sadler née Wileman by Pollard Graham of Derby & Northampton Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 8477 12(?) Image © & courtesy of Caroline Dean Nothing further is known about this photo. |
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Florence
Elizabeth
?, aged 13 yrs by Pollard Graham of Derby & Northampton Undated Format: Postcard Negative No. 91745 Image © & courtesy of Brian Coxon |
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Unidentified girl by Pollard Graham of Derby, Northampton & Kettering Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 8?14 Image ©
& courtesy
of Rob
Jennings |
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Two
unidentified young girls by Pollard Graham of Derby, Northampton & Kettering Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 54947 Image ©
& courtesy
of Cynthia
Maddock |
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Unidentified woman and young girl by Pollard Graham of Derby, Northampton & Kettering Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Image ©
& courtesy
of Rob
Jennings |
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Unidentified young man by Pollard Graham of Derby, Northampton, Kettering & Wellingborough Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 1896 Image ©
& courtesy
of Rob
Jennings |
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Unidentified young man by Pollard Graham of Derby, Northampton, Kettering & Wellingborough Undated, but probably taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 3855 Image ©
& courtesy
of Rob
Jennings |
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Margaret
Alicia Mackay, by Pollard Graham Studios of Derby,
Taken c. 1923 Size: 155mm x 206mm (photo), 254mm x 355mm (mount) Image ©
& courtesy
of Boz
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Eva Selby
(born 1901) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but prob. taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 29590 Image © & courtesy of Cynthia Maddock |
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Lucy Selby
née Whiteman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but prob. taken in the 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 29591 Image © & courtesy of Cynthia Maddock Notes by
CM: These two
photos are of my grandfather Amos Whiteman's sister Lucy (left) and her
daughter Eva (above left). In 1900 Lucy married George Selby,
who became manager of the Co-op store in Milford. When Eva was quite young, they moved to Derby, where
they bought
a greengrocer's shop on Normanton Road and lived in Society Place,
Derby. |
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Unidentified
woman by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated, but prob. taken in the late 1920s to early 1930s Format: Postcard Negative No. 31939 Image © & courtesy of Kerrie Brailsford Notes: |
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Walter
Muir (1860-1934) by Pollard Graham of Rodney Chambers, Corn Market, Derby Undated but taken c.1932 Format: Postcard Negative No. 33435 Image © & courtesy of Barry Muir Notes from Barry: Photo of my grandfather, Walter Muir, born Govan, nr Glasgow, Scotland on 20 Nov 1860, a blacksmith. He died in Derby on 23 Nov 1934, and I can only refer you to another photo, dated 24 Feb 1928, wearing a bowler hat. He has obviously aged somewhat within that period of some 6 years so I am assuming that it might well have been taken about 1932. |
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Ada Mary
Oxspring (b. 1905), by Pollard Graham Studios of Derby, Undated, but prob. taken in the mid- to late 1920s Format: Postcard Negative No. 33912 Image © & courtesy of Graham Robinson Notes from Graham: Ada Mary Oxspring was born at Wirksworth in 1905, and was married there to William Rhodes on 10 August 1929. |
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Images provided by John Copley, Angus Graham, David Roughley, Clive Greatorex, Marilyn McMillan, Nigel Aspdin, Lies Ligthard, Cynthia Maddock, Rob Jennings, Helen Frost, Graham Pare, Fran Powles, Lynne Tedder, Kevin Rhodes, Kerrie Brailsford, Valerie Stern, Alan Radford, Caroline Dean, Martin Jackson, Derek Smith, Graham Robinson, Boz, Robert Silverwood, Brett Payne, Carole Haywood, Brian Goodhead, Barry Muir and Brian Coxon International Genealogical Index 1841-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com FreeBMD Anon (1881) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1887) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1891) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Nottinghamshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1895) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co. Limited, London. Anon (1895) History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire, T. Bulmer & Co. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith Anon (1912) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire 1912, Kelly's Directories Ltd., London. Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire, 1906. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire, 1910. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Kelly's Directory of Warwickshire, 1912. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry & District, 1912-1913. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Directory of City of Lincoln, 1913. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Bennett's Business Directory for Warwickshire, 1914. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire, 1914. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories White's Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham, 1911. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Genuki Staffordshire Photographers' Index, by Mike Harbach Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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