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Cabinet Photo

Posted by peter cook on 18/12/2025, 7:42 pm

Another old cabinet photo. Photographer was Frank & Hamilton, Ocean Road, South Shields. Photo dates from circa 1910.

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Norman on 18/12/2025, 8:42 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

Lovely photo as usual Peter.
What a beautiful young well dressed lady from 115 years ago

Re: Cabinet Photo

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/12/2025, 9:52 pm, in reply to "Cabinet Photo"

Peter, I have a photo of myself taken I guess about 1955 in Jerome Photo studios I think they were either in Gateshead or Newcastle, what made me think about it was I was sitting on a stool exactly like the in your photo.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios

Posted by George on 19/12/2025, 12:40 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo"

Lovely photo as usual Peter. There was a Jerome Photo studio in Jackson Street Gateshead and at the left top of Northumberland Street Newcastle. Both in business 1950s.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George

Posted by Liz Dance on 19/12/2025, 8:15 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios"

George, if there was a Jerome Studios in Jackson Street then that would have been where my ‘Studio Portrait’ was taken I have to say the quality, like the photos Peter shows, is extremely good even after all of those years, thanks for the info.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George

Posted by Sheila on 19/12/2025, 8:48 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George"

I have a few taken different times at Jerome, Gateshead. I don’t think we ever went past Gateshead as a child with my dear Mum. We never went to Newcastle. This was in the early 1950’s.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Sheila

Posted by Liz Dance on 19/12/2025, 9:36 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George"

Like your mum Sheila, mum always shopped in Gateshead in those days it had loads of shops, it had Woolworths, Shepherds, Jackson Street Stores and that is just to mention a few, as previously discussed Gateshead High Street is a dump and a disgrace to the area.

Peter apologies for highjacking your cabinet photo thread, I promise I won’t do it again.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Sheila

Posted by Norman on 19/12/2025, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Sheila"

No need to apologise Liz.
This is what we have this Forum for isnt it?

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman

Posted by Liz Dance on 19/12/2025, 1:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Sheila"

Norman, It is a most welcome interest to us all.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman

Posted by George on 21/12/2025, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman"

In 1949 my dad won £32 on the penny points football pools. This was equal to about four weeks wages for him. From his winnings he bought a "modern fireplace" to replace the cavernous open fire area we had in our home. He also hired a caravan at Whitburn. It was here where my mum, dad two sisters and I enjoyed our very first holiday. One day we made our way to Marsden Bay beach where a photographer took a family picture of us. A week or so after the holiday was over, to our astonishment, our neighbours informed my mum of a wonderful photograph being displayed in Jerome's window in Jackson Street, Gateshead. We all took the tram along Sunderland Road to join the crowd peering at this photo of a working class family having the time of their lives. The photograph remained in the window for many weeks much to the joy of us all. To top it all, they had given my dad £2 for agreeing to the display.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman

Posted by Sheila on 21/12/2025, 7:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman"

That is really nice cheerful tale George. How your dad used the money is a credit to a family man.

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George

Posted by Liz Dance on 21/12/2025, 8:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for Norman"

Lovely story George and to think your dad got £2 for allowing the photo to be displayed, just as a matter of interest did Jerome’s give your dad the photo after taking it from the window?

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George

Posted by George on 21/12/2025, 11:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George "

Yes, Liz. I will search for it and post if and when it is found. I feel my sister may have it in her photograph cabinet. There is one other lovely feature of this episode. Dad took us all for a sarsaspirilla just around the corner from the bottom of Jackson street. All true Liz. He was a wonderful chap and this chat makes me smile when I think of him at this time of year.

Thank you Peter for accepting this extra on your posting.
George

Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George

Posted by Liz Dance on 22/12/2025, 11:23 am, in reply to "Re: Cabinet Photo Jerome Photo studios - for George "

That’s a wonderful story George, so glad I mentioned Jerome’s, I to used to go to the saspirrella store in Gateshead High Street, it was in the herbalist’s shop, hope you find the photo.

Again apologies Peter for high jacking your post, thing is you post something on here then suddenly another thread appears with lots of interesting news.

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