Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
King Alfred Hotel Vickerstown
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Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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"Dear Aunt and cousins I am pleased to tell you we arrived at Old Hill at ten o'clock and we had to change twice and stop at Wigan an hour they looked at our tickets twice before we got to Dudley Port but I am pleased to say we got through without paying but sorry to say Mrs Budge -several words unreadable- at Wolverhampton they must have took it to Birmingham Your cousin Matthew Kisses for the children xxxx xxxxxxxx”
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| Posted From: | Blackheath B'ham | |
| Date Posted: | The King Alfred Hotel is located on Ocean Road on Walney Island. It was opened in 1904, originally being called 'HMS King Alfred' after a cruiser built in Barrow-in-Furness in the early 1900s. As of 2021 it is still trading as a hotel and restaurant. https://kingalfredhotel.com/ | |
| Postmark Date: | 13/08/1907 | |
| Stamp if Shown: | Green Edward VII half penny | |
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| Receivers Name: | Mr Thomas -unreadable- | |
| Address: | 94, Marsh Street | |
| Town or City: | Barrow-in-Furness | |