Photograph of a Royal Mail van parked outside the Abbey Art Centre gates, 1950
Identifier
800.0070
Title
Photograph of a Royal Mail van parked outside the Abbey Art Centre gates, 1950
Date
1950
Creator
Photographer unknown
Type
still image
Format
silver gelatin print
Source
Courtesy of Michael Counihan
Description
Photograph showing the Royal Mail van at the gates of the Abbey Art Centre, New Barnet. The van is marked 'Barnet' on the door. A sign reading 'Abbey Art Centre' is mounted on the vine-covered wall to the left while the street number '89' is just visible on the gate post behind the parked van. Photograph inscribed verso: 'Mail boys were frightened to go up the drive -' / The Abbey had a bad reputation'.
Subject
Artist colonies -- England.
Postal service -- England.
Postal service -- England.
Rights
© Michael Counihan and the Counihan Estate. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Language
English
Contributor
Sheridan Palmer, Victoria Perin, and Jane Eckett
Original Format
photograph
Where created
The Abbey Art Centre, 89 Park Road, New Barnet, Herts, England.
Provenance
Collection of the Counihan Estate
Notes
Another copy of this photograph exists at the Abbey Art Centre and was uploaded to their Facebook page, 19 February 2021, captioned: 'A classic photo of The Abbey Art Centre, from our early years!'
Photograph (i)
Photographer unknown, courtesy Michael Counihan
Date submitted
21 July 2022
Date modified
9 March 2023
Citation
Photographer unknown, “Photograph of a Royal Mail van parked outside the Abbey Art Centre gates, 1950,” The Abbey Art Centre Digital Repository, accessed May 1, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/abbey-art-centre/items/show/1263.