This morning Fr Sean showed me a postcard he got from the Agricultural show in Chertsey. It is of the Salesian Sisters school. The postal stamp on the card has been ripped off so cannot really know the date. But it certainly is of the early 1900's. Two indicators: The address does not have a postcode and the fact that the Salesian Sisters were here in 1910. Moreover the student addressed to has an Italian surname (at least sounds so). Perhaps of the early days when the Sisters were mainly catering to the Italian migrants to the country - because there were hardly any English Sisters and most of those here were from Italy.
Though none of the buildings or even trees in the photo are present, would be interesting to know where exactly is this location, vis-a-vis our present residence. The postcard itself is a kind of progress card, informing a particular student about the success in her exam - and the failure of only one in the batch, poor Barbara!
When Fr Sean told the man selling this card at the agricultural show - of all places! - that he is a current resident of the location of the photo and knows the Salesian Sisters, the man gave it to him for free - though it was priced £ 6.
Though none of the buildings or even trees in the photo are present, would be interesting to know where exactly is this location, vis-a-vis our present residence. The postcard itself is a kind of progress card, informing a particular student about the success in her exam - and the failure of only one in the batch, poor Barbara!
When Fr Sean told the man selling this card at the agricultural show - of all places! - that he is a current resident of the location of the photo and knows the Salesian Sisters, the man gave it to him for free - though it was priced £ 6.
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