[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":303},["ShallowReactive",2],{"archives-photo-collections/tony-foster":3,"mdc--teznwf-key":291},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":7,"extension":8,"facts":6,"images":6,"meta":9,"navigation":10,"path":11,"sections":12,"seo":286,"stem":289,"subPages":6,"__hash__":290},"pages/gallery/archives/photo-collections/tony-foster.yml","The Tony Foster Postcard Collection",null,"Our thanks to Tony Foster.\n\n(Most recent additions to the collection at the top)\n","yml",{},true,"/gallery/archives/photo-collections/tony-foster",[13],{"heading":14,"content":15,"images":16},"Historic Postcards of Holme-next-the-Sea","A comprehensive collection of vintage postcards showing the village, church, streets, and coastal scenes from the early 1900s through to modern times.",[17,23,28,33,39,44,49,54,59,64,68,72,77,81,86,91,96,101,105,110,115,120,124,127,132,137,142,146,151,155,160,163,168,172,176,180,185,190,194,198,202,206,210,215,221,225,229,233,237,241,245,249,253,258,262,267,272,277,281],{"src":18,"alt":19,"caption":20,"width":21,"height":22},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts54.jpg","Beach Road, Holme","Beach Road, Holme. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 977. Beach House is in the centre",600,374,{"src":24,"alt":25,"caption":26,"width":21,"height":27},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts55.jpg","Redwell and The Rest, Holme-next-Sea","Redwell and The Rest, Holme-next-Sea No 3876",390,{"src":29,"alt":30,"caption":31,"width":21,"height":32},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts56.jpg","Beach Road, Holme-next-Sea","Beach Road, Holme-next-Sea No. 7113. Looking north at the junction with Westgate. The village pond is on the left with the fingerboard over",436,{"src":34,"alt":35,"caption":36,"width":37,"height":38},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts57.jpg","The Church, Holme-next-the-Sea","The Church, Holme-next-the-Sea. St. Mary's showing the old path to the south-east entrance",647,375,{"src":40,"alt":41,"caption":42,"width":21,"height":43},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts58.jpg","Kirkgate St., Holme-next-the-Sea","Kirkgate St., Holme-next-the-Sea HNS1 'Copyright Frith Ltd. Street name now changed to just 'Kirkgate'. White Horse pub on the right",358,{"src":45,"alt":46,"caption":47,"width":48,"height":21},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts53.jpg","Henry Notingham and his Wife","Henry Notingham and his Wife (a brass in the village church of St. Mary's). Date of postcard unknown",382,{"src":50,"alt":51,"caption":52,"width":21,"height":53},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts52.jpg","Whitehorse Camping Ground, Holme-next-the-Sea","Whitehorse Camping Ground, Holme-next-the-Sea. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 6455. Thought to be late 1940s",387,{"src":55,"alt":56,"caption":57,"width":21,"height":58},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts51.jpg","Whitehall Farm, Camp Holme, Norfolk","Whitehall Farm, Camp Holme, Norfolk. 1924",388,{"src":60,"alt":61,"caption":62,"width":21,"height":63},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts50.jpg","The Beach, Holme-Next-Sea","The Beach, Holme-Next-Sea. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 5945",369,{"src":65,"alt":66,"caption":67,"width":21,"height":58},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts48.jpg","Ice floes, Holme","Ice floes, Holme. Thought to be early 1960s. Thanks to Mr. Tony Bellars who donated the postcard and who tells us that the postcard was bought at the Holme Bird Observatory.",{"src":69,"alt":70,"caption":71,"width":21,"height":43},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts47.jpg","Holme Church","Holme Church c. 1920s",{"src":73,"alt":74,"caption":75,"width":21,"height":76},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts46.jpg","Sea Henge, Holme-Next-The-Sea","Sea Henge, Holme-Next-The-Sea. Modern - c. 2016. Collection of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn. Watercolour © John Hughes 2003.",429,{"src":78,"alt":79,"caption":80,"width":21,"height":38},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts45.jpg","Holme House, Holme-Next-The-Sea","Holme House, Holme-Next-The-Sea. Date c. 1915 or 1916 but not verified. No. J & S. 7277. Almost an identical view to the Fullers Series postcard shown below.",{"src":82,"alt":83,"caption":84,"width":21,"height":85},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts44.jpg","Riverside Caravan Site, Holme Next Sea","Riverside Caravan Site, Holme Next Sea (River Hun just west of the bridge in Beach Road). H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 7115. Believe photo taken about 1945",401,{"src":87,"alt":88,"caption":89,"width":21,"height":90},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts49.jpg","Riverside Camping Ground, Holme-Next-Sea","Riverside Camping Ground, Holme-Next-Sea. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 5950",371,{"src":92,"alt":93,"caption":94,"width":21,"height":95},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts43.jpg","The Street, Holme-next-the-Sea","The Street, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS3. Looking westwards along what is now Kirkgate from the corner of Kirkgate with Eastgate.",422,{"src":97,"alt":98,"caption":99,"width":21,"height":100},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts42.jpg","Seahenge","Seahenge. Postcard photo by Wendy George. Photo taken 1998",421,{"src":102,"alt":103,"caption":104,"width":21,"height":90},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts41.jpg","In Westgate looking east","In Westgate looking east with Chapel Cottages in front on the left. There is a shop on the right. One of the signs says 'Holme Post Office'. H. Coates, Wisbech, Nene series No. 5948. (This view is also featured on a multi-view postcard shown below.)",{"src":106,"alt":107,"caption":108,"width":21,"height":109},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts40.jpg","Church Road, Holme-next-the-Sea","Church Road, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS9. Looking westwards along what is now Kirkgate with the entrance to Whitehall Farm on the right (with the picket fence).",379,{"src":111,"alt":112,"caption":113,"width":21,"height":114},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts40a.jpg","Church Road, Holme-next-the-Sea reverse","Church Road, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS9. The other side of the previous postcard! The hand-written message says, 'My billet stands back on this road inside the white fence a lovely big house.'",383,{"src":116,"alt":117,"caption":118,"width":21,"height":119},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts39.jpg","Farm Corner, Holme-next-the-Sea","Farm Corner, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS8. Looking northwards from the junction of Beach Road with Westgate on the right. The duck pond is on the left and Columbine Cottage is on the immediate right (although not shown on the postcard).",385,{"src":121,"alt":93,"caption":122,"width":21,"height":123},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts38.jpg","The Street, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS2. Looking eastwards from the junction of Peddars Way, Kirkgate and Westgate towards the White Horse P.H. (whose kitchen is the first building on the left).",381,{"src":125,"alt":93,"caption":126,"width":21,"height":119},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts37.jpg","The Street, Holme-next-the-Sea. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. London HNTS1. Looking eastwards along what is now Westgate with Holme Farm Stables on the left and then Home Farm House on the left. The entrance on the right now leads to four homes, Prospect House, Sandpiper House, Curlew Cottage and Natterjack House. The telegraph pole on the right is no longer there.",{"src":128,"alt":129,"caption":130,"width":21,"height":131},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts36.jpg","Holme-Next-Sea","Holme-Next-Sea. Four views - no labels and date unknown. Clockwise from top left: Taken from the duck pond in Beach Road looking east to Westgate (first dwelling is Columbine Cottage). The beach (obviously!). Taken from outside Pedders End in Kirkgate looking east. View across the golf course. Printed by the Witley Press, Hunstanton Ref. 6358605",469,{"src":133,"alt":134,"caption":135,"width":21,"height":136},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts35.jpg","Greetings from Holme-Next-Sea","Greetings from Holme-Next-Sea. Five views. Clockwise from top left: Beach Road: Golf Course: West Gate: The Beach: and in the centre, St. Mary's Church.",376,{"src":138,"alt":139,"caption":140,"width":21,"height":141},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts34.jpg","Ice Floes, Holme","Ice Floes, Holme. Date unknown",377,{"src":143,"alt":129,"caption":144,"width":21,"height":145},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts33.jpg","Holme-Next-Sea. Five views. Clockwise from top left: The Beach: Beach Road: The Duck Pond Beach Road: The Sand Dunes: and in the centre St. Mary's Church, Kirkgate. Date unknown.",315,{"src":147,"alt":148,"caption":149,"width":21,"height":150},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts32.jpg","St. Mary's Church, Holme-next-the-Sea","St. Mary's Church, Holme-next-the-Sea. Picture taken from the drive of 'Little Meadow' No. 11 Kirkgate. Date about 1900. Printed by the Witley Press, Hunstanton Ref. 6707109",450,{"src":152,"alt":153,"caption":154,"width":21,"height":58},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts31.jpg","Holme-next-the-Sea aerial view","Holme-next-the-Sea. Aerial view looking east from Beach Road. Large house at bottom of picture is Seagate House. On the lower left is Home Farm Stables. Note the white-walled barn opposite the Stables. That has now gone and four houses have been built on the land. In the distance at top right is St. Mary's Church tower. Date of postcard photo unknown. Thanks to Paula Collier, née Johnson, (who was born in Seagate House) for supplying this very interesting postcard.",{"src":156,"alt":157,"caption":158,"width":21,"height":159},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts30.jpg","Holme-next-Sea","Holme-next-Sea. Golf course. No. 7114 - Not sure where the houses are located (Broadwater, Beach Road? Information required). Posted in 1966",384,{"src":161,"alt":157,"caption":162,"width":21,"height":159},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts29.jpg","Holme-next-Sea. Multiple views - Clockwise from top left: Journey's End, Kirkgate (thanks to Pam Knight for the info), A149, Beach and dunes at Holme-next-the-Sea, St Mary's Church. A Kingsley postcard No. KN 1269 - 1978",{"src":164,"alt":165,"caption":166,"width":21,"height":167},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts28.jpg","Seahenge 2050 BC","Seahenge 2050 BC. The famous Bronze Age timber circle on the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea. A drawing by Ray Loveday. 2000",412,{"src":169,"alt":129,"caption":170,"width":21,"height":171},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts27.jpg","Holme-Next-Sea. From the top of St. Mary's church tower looking east and down on Church Cottages in Kirkgate. An early postcard, about 1905",380,{"src":173,"alt":134,"caption":174,"width":21,"height":175},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts26.jpg","Greetings from Holme-Next-Sea. A multi-view. Sadly the best image available. The middle picture shows the Post Office",389,{"src":177,"alt":178,"caption":179,"width":21,"height":175},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts25.jpg","Beach Road Holme-next-sea","Beach Road Holme-next-sea. H. Coates, Wisbech, Nene series No. 5951. About 1949",{"src":181,"alt":182,"caption":183,"width":21,"height":184},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts24.jpg","Holme Cross Roads","Holme Cross Roads. A real photo postcard. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 7116. About 1945 although postcard is franked with date 1960.",386,{"src":186,"alt":187,"caption":188,"width":21,"height":189},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts23.jpg","Kirkgate St. Holme-next-sea","Kirkgate St. Holme-next-sea. Date unknown. From an original watercolour by Alan Smith. Printed by Thorndick & Dawson. It is likely that this postcard was a special commission for the Village Stores in Holme-next-the-Sea",428,{"src":191,"alt":192,"caption":193,"width":21,"height":159},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts22.jpg","Westgate Street, Holme Next The Sea","Westgate Street, Holme Next The Sea. c. 1920-1925. A real photo postcard. Fuller's Series No. J 1057. Now just Westgate with Chapel Cottages immediately to the left of the pony and trap and the Primitive Methodist Chapel further left with St. Mary's church tower straight ahead",{"src":195,"alt":196,"caption":197,"width":21,"height":109},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts21.jpg","Beach Road, Holme-Next-The-Sea","Beach Road, Holme-Next-The-Sea. c. 1925. A real photo postcard. The pond (still there!) opposite what is now Westgate. Looks like a group of Scouts approaching the pony and trap at the pond. Fuller's Series No. J 4989",{"src":199,"alt":200,"caption":201,"width":21,"height":184},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts20.jpg","Beach Road, Holme Next The Sea","Beach Road, Holme Next The Sea. c. 1925. A real photo postcard (Fuller's Series J.). The bridge over the River Hun looking north towards the sea",{"src":203,"alt":204,"caption":205,"width":21,"height":184},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts19.jpg","The Old Bridge, Beach Road, Holme-Next-Sea","The Old Bridge, Beach Road, Holme-Next-Sea. The Norvic Mill Series. Looking South - the large white house in the right background is Brownsea. The other buildings, just to the left of Brownsea, are what used to be Miss Nancy Wheeler's indoor riding school and the rear of her stables in Westgate. A real photo postcard, probably just pre 1939/40.",{"src":207,"alt":208,"caption":209,"width":21,"height":159},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts18.jpg","Holme House, Holme-next-the-Sea","Holme House, Holme-next-the-Sea. Fuller's Series No. 4994. A real photo postcard taken before 1945. Almost an identical view to the J & S postcard shown above.",{"src":211,"alt":212,"caption":213,"width":21,"height":214},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts17.jpg","White Horse Inn, Holme","White Horse Inn, Holme No. 975. A reproduction postcard by Norfolk Past - c. 1900",366,{"src":216,"alt":217,"caption":218,"width":219,"height":220},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts16.jpg","The Vicarage, Peddars Way (Middle Lane)","The Vicarage, Peddars Way (Middle Lane). Postally used in 1960. Printed sepia postcard. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 6635",550,344,{"src":222,"alt":223,"caption":224,"width":219,"height":220},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts15.jpg","St. Mary's church, Holme-next-the-Sea","St. Mary's church, Holme-next-the-Sea. Date unknown. Fullers Series (Norvic Mill) A333.",{"src":226,"alt":227,"caption":228,"width":219,"height":220},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts14.jpg","Aerial view of Holme-next-the-Sea","Aerial view of Holme-next-the-Sea. Date unknown. Shows the caravan site at the rear of The White horse with Whitehall in the centre.",{"src":230,"alt":231,"caption":232,"width":219,"height":220},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts13.jpg","Village Inn, Holme-next-Sea (the White Horse)","Village Inn, Holme-next-Sea (the White Horse). Date unknown. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 5946",{"src":234,"alt":235,"caption":236,"width":219,"height":220},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts12.jpg","Interior of St. Mary's church Holme-next-the-Sea","Interior of St. Mary's church Holme-next-the-Sea. About 1925. Fuller's Series d. 4991.",{"src":238,"alt":157,"caption":239,"width":219,"height":240},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts11.jpg","Holme-next-Sea. Multiple views - Clockwise from top left: A149?, Kirkgate looking west towards St. Mary's Church, Old Hunstanton Golf Course at Holme-next-the-Sea, Kirkgate looking east towards the White Horse (village shop on the right). A Kingsley postcard No. KN 1268.",336,{"src":242,"alt":243,"caption":244,"width":219,"height":240},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts10.jpg","The Church Holme-next-Sea","The Church Holme-next-Sea. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 974 with the Village School just to the left.",{"src":246,"alt":247,"caption":248,"width":219,"height":240},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts9.jpg","The Beach at Holme next the Sea","The Beach at Holme next the Sea. Postcard pre 1945.",{"src":250,"alt":251,"caption":252,"width":219,"height":240},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts8.jpg","The beach at Holme-next-Sea","The beach at Holme-next-Sea. Postmarked August, 1937.",{"src":254,"alt":255,"caption":256,"width":219,"height":257},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts7.jpg","Multiple views","Multiple views. Clockwise from top left: Beach Road - Golf Links - Westgate - The Beach.",339,{"src":259,"alt":260,"caption":261,"width":21,"height":95},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts6.jpg","Postcard with multiple views","Postcard with multiple views including the beach and the White Horse Public House. Printed by Thorndick & Dawson, Norwich. Reverse bears the legend: 'Specially commissioned for Holme Village Stores'",{"src":263,"alt":264,"caption":265,"width":219,"height":266},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts5.jpg","St. Mary's Church","St. Mary's Church - postcard dated 1905.",330,{"src":268,"alt":269,"caption":270,"width":219,"height":271},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts4.jpg","Village Street","Village Street - Nene Series No. 3872. View on Kirkgate Street (now renamed Kirkgate) looking west towards St. Mary's Church",346,{"src":273,"alt":274,"caption":275,"width":219,"height":276},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts3.jpg","Eastgate Street (incorrectly printed)","This postcard has been incorrectly printed 'Eastgate Street'. This view of St. Mary's church is actually seen from Kirkgate looking East with the farm gate leading to Whitehall Farm in the foreground. Photo can be dated to between 1909 and 1914.",341,{"src":278,"alt":279,"caption":280,"width":219,"height":276},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts2.jpg","The Rookery","The Rookery - on Westgate Street (now renamed Westgate).",{"src":282,"alt":283,"caption":284,"width":219,"height":285},"/ryderarc/tonyfoster/hnts1.jpg","Outside Home Farm Stables","Outside Home Farm Stables on left and looking east towards Home Farm House on left. H. Coates Wisbech, Nene Series No. 267. Nearest building on the right is now the garage of Prospect House.",347,{"title":287,"description":288},"The Tony Foster Postcard Collection - Village Photo Album - Archives","A comprehensive collection of historic postcards of Holme-next-the-Sea, courtesy of Tony Foster.","gallery/archives/photo-collections/tony-foster","z7LloM3X5lxyhuMaDhTe8KoZXju5DOsNN0cqIXBHVKU",{"data":292,"body":293},{},{"type":294,"children":295},"root",[296],{"type":297,"tag":298,"props":299,"children":300},"element","p",{},[301],{"type":302,"value":15},"text",1777560168173]