Back to the picture of market gardening, Nonington compare with the people in this picture. I think the guy leaning down (with a kettle?) is Uncle Cyril,because lanky with mass of wild, curling hair falling forward. Also the plus 4s, who else wears plus 4s labouring? Dead give away. I can zoom in on the picture on my computer and he looks a few years younger, but I haven’t been able to save and upload that yet.
Man poking the vegetables with a stick I'm claiming as Reggie, he seems to be working and working elegantly, I rest my case.
Man walking- my Dad: hands still in pockets,characteristic dreamy saunter , head forward, shirt tucked in untidily. It’s a posture thing.
Also these are potatoes? Please disagree if you know better, I’m no farmer.Is this The Potato Field of family history? Also look at potato pictures by the Worlds Greatest Potato Artist, Van Gogh, if you scroll down and look for the three Van Gogh's you can see potatoes being poked with the traditional stick, as the postulated image of Uncle Reggie does.
If this is the farm then the photographer was standing in front of Ackholt Wood, where Reggie died guarding the potato field- so makes topographical sense of the story.
The house is definitely wearing some kind of sheeting- was it still being built after the Clarks started farming? Alterations? Some kind of Do?
Very tragic to see Ackholt farm, shortly to become known as Misery farm, in a party frock. Reminiscent of Miss Haversham on her Wedding Day.
Ok, I know I have not proved my case, but I’m laying claim to this picture until someone can prove it isnt the Clarks.
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