1982 – My Dad's Photos

Le Touquet

29/12/201408/04/2015 By shendyNo Comments

In the autumn of 1982, we took a trip over to Le Touquet in France (about half an hour from Boulogne) to see the French family we know - Georges and Marie-Claire Lazard-Peillon's eldest, Bertrand, had been over to stay with us in 1978 and his brother Benjamin came over a couple of years or so later. We kept in touch and when we discovered that they had moved to the north of France, we went over....

Northampton Fish Market

29/12/201408/04/2015 By shendy1 Comment

I have just started scanning some of my dad's colour negatives, which start in 1982. One of the first things I have found is this small set of colour photos from the now demolished Fish Market in Northampton. Happy memories of small dishes of pickled cockles on a Saturday morning!...

France 1982

29/12/201408/04/2015 By shendyNo Comments

A few pics from the family holiday in August 1982 - a Eurocamp trip to Benodet and Telgruc in Brittany. Telgruc was most memorable for being on the side of quite a steep hill, with the "facilities" at the bottom. A night-time trip to the loo was swiftly christened "the long walk". It features an early example of my father's Fat Frenchman collection, by way of contrast to the numerous bikini-clad young ladies that my father took photos of......