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Everard Cuznor (Photographer), Everard Cuznor (Photographer)

Photograph dates from c. 1905. Three generations of the Seymour family outside their Seymour & Sons saddlery shop in Minster Street, Reading.
This photograph, in a brown frame with gold trim, dates from circa 1905. It shows three generations of the Seymour family outside their Seymour & Sons saddlery shop in Minster Street, Reading. The Reading shop closed in the 1930s, and the Twyford shop closed in 1975. The youngest man in the photograph is Mr E. Seymour, who retired circa 1975, aged 90. The photograph was taken by Everard Cuznor of Vandyke Studio in Oxford Street, Readng.

1 framed photograph

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 29.11.85 // Description: SEYMORE & SONS SADDLER c.1905 // A photograph showing 3 generations of Seymours outside their shop in Minster Street, Reading, Early 1900’s // 27 x 21 cm // Dimensions: Brown frame with gold trim 50cm wide x 37.0 cm high // Associated information: Inscription: Everard Cuznor, Vandyke Studio, Oxford St., Reading. // The Minster St. shop closed in 1920’s and the Twyford shop in 1975. // See also 77/223', MERL Miscellaneous note – ‘SEYMOUR – Saddler – Twyford // Mr. Seymour was working until he was 90 years old and gave up around November 1975. The shop was in Twyford next to the Post Office (between the butcher and P.O.) The shop was cleared by Mr. Kingdom [Technical Officer for saddlery at CoSIRA]. // Both his father and grandfather were saddlers and there is a picture of three generations which Mr. Kingdom will try to obtain for us (or a copy). // Mr. Seymour worked by gaslight until 1971 when he changed to electricity.’

Minster Street [Reading], Oxford Street [Reading]

1900-01-01 - 1909-12-31

1900s

Seymour & Sons (Subject)
Seymour, E. (Subject)