Yes, we have seen photos of Burgess brothers before – and no wonder. Their father, Alfred, was the village photographer. But here we have a delightful photo which was both decorative and served a function, for it was used as a part of a fire screen.
Decoration used as part of a fire screen by the Burgess family of 13 High Street, Market Lavington
The photo, we believe, is of two of Alfred and Marion Burgess’s sons. It has been produced in triangular form and decorated with flowers – a bit reminiscent of floraldecorations by canal boatmen. Sadly, one corner of the triangle has been lost, but it still makes an attreactive device.
Of course, with a little digital jiggery-pokery we can reconstruct the corner. We have cut and copied the bottom right hand corner and rotated it. If we spent hours, no doubt a better job could be done. We would not, normally, go in for reconstruction of the original
A little digital repair has been carried out.
As to the date of this, there are a few options. On the back of the photo the date 31 08 09 is written. If that date is correct, then these look to be the youngest sons, Alan and Charles, born in about 1898 and 1900 respectively.
However, there is also a suggestion that the photo shows the oldest two boys, Robin and George who were born around 1880. If that is the case then the photo is older.
Let’s finish with a close up of the lads. There are family members who will, we hope, be able to sort us out on the identities.
Two Burgess brothers of Market Lavington – but which two?
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Tags: children, firescreen, Market Lavington, Museum, photograph, photographer
Market Lavington Museum 
May 24, 2019 at 7:48 pm |
So interesting to see these photos as Marion and Alfred Burgess were my paternal great-grandparents. I aim to visit the museum in the next couple of years.