Whiteley Wood(s)

[Heartshome]

Hi Steve. Yes! you are right! 

On the old picture postcards, I have found a good few mistakes on the name given to places in our area.

They put Forge Dam, Endcliffe on one.

Another, had a dam in Endcliffe down as Whiteley Woods.  

A view taken  'FROM' Woodcliffe, looking over 'TO' Quiet Lane, said from Quiet Lane looking over to Woodcliffe.

Plus more:-..... I think it is that in a lot of cases, the old photographers didn't really know the area, and what boundary was where.

Also I have found, people made notes of the places they had been photographing, but somehow, put them on the wrong picture.

                                               Regards Heartshome

[Ponytail]

2 minutes ago, Heartshome said:

Hi Steve. Yes! you are right! 

On the old picture postcards, I have found a good few mistakes on the name given to places in our area.

They put Forge Dam, Endcliffe on one.

Another, had a dam in Endcliffe down as Whiteley Woods.  

A view taken  'FROM' Woodcliffe, looking over 'TO' Quiet Lane, said from Quiet Lane looking over to Woodcliffe.

Plus more:-..... I think it is that in a lot of cases, the old photographers didn't really know the area, and what boundary was where.

Also I have found, people made notes of the places they had been photographing, but somehow, put them on the wrong picture.

                                               Regards Heartshome

 

I quite agree Heartshome, I've come across a professional photographer who labelled the back of his photographs with the name of the Street he was standing in. Absolutely annoying to someone looking at a photograph of a street that isn't there any more. Another photograph labelled, Cambridge Street; yes, his feet were in Cambridge Street but his camera was pointing at the City Hall, Barkers Pool!

[SteveHB]

59 minutes ago, Heartshome said:

Hi Steve. Yes! you are right! 

On the old picture postcards, I have found a good few mistakes on the name given to places in our area.

They put Forge Dam, Endcliffe on one.

Another, had a dam in Endcliffe down as Whiteley Woods.  

A view taken  'FROM' Woodcliffe, looking over 'TO' Quiet Lane, said from Quiet Lane looking over to Woodcliffe.

Plus more:-..... I think it is that in a lot of cases, the old photographers didn't really know the area, and what boundary was where.

Also I have found, people made notes of the places they had been photographing, but somehow, put them on the wrong picture.

                                               Regards Heartshome

And it still happens to this day, in spite of all the digital technologies we have