Guernsey - by TA BRAMLEY
Thomas Bramley produced postcards of all the Bailiwick and was based in Guernsey.
Bramley's arrival date from England and the start of his postcard production is not known by the author, but it has been verified that he produced a Guernsey postcard in 1908 showing the departure of the Lieutenant Governor Major General Campbell C.V.O, CB. in that year.
Through the years, Thomas Bramley marketed his postcards under many names and the different titled gallery sections here reflect this fact.
There are many images to scan and the research on dates of the different marketing names cannot be researched until the majority of the images have been scanned --- this is a big project and will not be completed for a long time.
Conflicting dates for the end of production given online, have been given as 1927 to the 1930's, but It has been suggested to the author that up to 900 images were published from 1908 - 1928. Further research is required.
He operated from 71 Mount Durand and then went to Hiawatha, St Julian's Avenue; a property that has now been demolished.
A date of arrival at 'Hiawatha' is also not known, but a date of 22nd March 1916 on a postcard the author has seen says he is based at 'Avenue St Julian Guernsey' - a date of 1914 giving the Mount Durand address has also been seen, so the date of move is between 1914 and March 1916.
I am indebted to Winkle De La Mare for letting me have access to his photo collection for most of these images.
Bramley's arrival date from England and the start of his postcard production is not known by the author, but it has been verified that he produced a Guernsey postcard in 1908 showing the departure of the Lieutenant Governor Major General Campbell C.V.O, CB. in that year.
Through the years, Thomas Bramley marketed his postcards under many names and the different titled gallery sections here reflect this fact.
There are many images to scan and the research on dates of the different marketing names cannot be researched until the majority of the images have been scanned --- this is a big project and will not be completed for a long time.
Conflicting dates for the end of production given online, have been given as 1927 to the 1930's, but It has been suggested to the author that up to 900 images were published from 1908 - 1928. Further research is required.
He operated from 71 Mount Durand and then went to Hiawatha, St Julian's Avenue; a property that has now been demolished.
A date of arrival at 'Hiawatha' is also not known, but a date of 22nd March 1916 on a postcard the author has seen says he is based at 'Avenue St Julian Guernsey' - a date of 1914 giving the Mount Durand address has also been seen, so the date of move is between 1914 and March 1916.
I am indebted to Winkle De La Mare for letting me have access to his photo collection for most of these images.
