Postcard of the Month: July 2023
/‘Concerned’ at Bury
This was previously in the collection of the late Rendell Williams, author of the Sussex Postcards website. He attributed it to David Dinnage of Amberley, who published a selection of postcards in the early 1900s with scenes from Bury and other adjacent villages.
This card shows two Bury residents who are not named but their ages are given as 95 and 50. The subject of their discussion is unknown; it could be the weather, cost of living, or even politics.
Although the card was unposted (so no definite date is recorded) some genealogical research has suggested possible names as Mrs. Eliza Andrews and Henry Henly. The latter may be identified from other Bury cards. See this website’s Bury section , where a possible link between Eliza Andrews and Henry Henly is established. If this is so, then the ages shown would place the picture in 1906. This would be consistent with David Dinnage as the photographer and publisher.