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Also see and Frank's Reflections
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A Retrospect from Frank Honeywood
I find
the message on the back as fascinating as the picture on the front.
It was
addressed to a Miss Brock. Thank you for your kind and welcome letter. I hope you are quite well as I am. I am writing to Louisa sometime today. I had a letter from Rose Dunn this morning and her photo. I had a jolly good time at the coronation here. I am glad you are not going to move just yet and I should like to have seen those airships. I am sure Freddy would. I will write a letter next time. Goodbye with best love from your loving sister Emma xxxxx After looking
at the postcard I made up my mind to do some research into the picture. Kellys Directory of 1922 states that Mrs Edith Hadingham had a Milliners Shop at No 22 (The shop on the left of the picture). Mr Frederick Bingham was a pork butcher at No 29 the first shop on the right. The second shop No 21 was used by Mr Harry Dunn a tailor. Nos 23,25 and 27 were situated through an opening between No, 21 and 29. A Mr Robert Charlish was behind in one of those three. He was a cycle agent in 1908. No.19 the building with the board between the window was a fishmongers shop owned by a Mr William Sturman. Next to him No 17 was Mr Benjamin Clarke with his photography shop. The large house at No 15 was occupied by a Mrs Aston With regards the message - it made me wonder if Rose Dunn mentioned was related to Mr Harry Dunn who was the tailor at No,21, The coronation was presumably that of King George V 1910-1936 The airship that were seen, could they have been those that were stationed at the Pulham Airfields
This photograph reminds me of my father Mr Chris Honeywood who was taught by Mr Percy Trett to be a gents hairdresser. My father and his brother Hubert had a barbers shop at No 16 Upper Olland Street in the 1930's. BUNGAY
CHARACTERS Another celebrity of lesser degree who comes to mind was Trett, the demon barber who flourished in the 1920's An obscure craftsman maybe but he was talked about for miles around for he was credited with shaving a mans face in half a dozen strokes with a razor. Assuming the customer wore a moustache it was one stroke each side of the face, one across the chin and three on the throat. It was difficult to believe this story but the fact was the name Trett was respected in the Waveney Valley as the two lather boys he kept hard at it on a Saturday night could testify. Going
to Bungay for a shave by Trett was quite an event and required a bit
of courage. See also Retrospects for February March April
www.bungay-suffolk.co.uk
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The first picture I have chosen for this month was taken off a postcard
is of Earsham Street that was postmarked Harleston 7.15pm July 15th
1911. 
The
second photograph is also about of No. 31 Earsham Street also about
the same period (c 1910) as the first one.