Snowfall in Worcester Road, Chipping Norton
Category
Photographs
Date
1916
Materials
Card
Measurements
88 x 176 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522189
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 several men are clearing with spades. The snow is being piled on the right hand side, where powerlines and their structures are. On the left hand side a row of houses can be seen. Markings: Verso: Handwritten in pencil: "Snow 1916" and "Worcester Rd Chipping Norton".
Provenance
Donated on 5 September 2012 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Sylvia Warwick.