Snowfall in Worcester Road, Chipping Norton
Category
Photographs
Date
1916
Materials
Card
Measurements
88 x 176 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522180
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print stereograph of snowfall at Worcester Road, Chipping Norton. The 2 images are straight edged with no space between them. They are mounted on card which is maroon on recto and dark grey-brown on verso. It has rounded corners. The image depicts a snowy semi rural road that appears not to have been cleared. The footpath on the right had been well trodden. There are several houses on the right hand side. Central are 2 children sitting on the top of a snow drift, with a man standing lower down. Markings: Verso: Handwritten in pencil: "Snow, Feb 25 1916 - March 10th" and "Worcester Rd Chipping Norton".
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.