Postcards of William Brooman of Cliftonville, 33 Lyndhurst Road, Hove
From: Letter in the AtticA set of postcards written during the First World War from William (Billy) Brooman to his wife, Mrs Grace Brooman, of Cliftonville, 33 Lyndhurst Road, Hove.
The author makes few personal references, the majority of entries record the weather, the fact that he has not had any mail for a few days, and the fact that he has nothing to write about.
There are two additional postcards sent to William Brooman after the War (LIA/17/2)and two further postcards which would appear to be totally unrelated (LIA/17/3).
Creator
Brooman, WilliamDate of creation
1909-1920Extent
110 souvenir postcards, written in ink and pencil on the back (although a few have writing on the front).Access
OpenLicense
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
LIA/17Background information
Nothing further is known of William Brooman or Grace Brooman. The set of postcards was passed into the care of John Payne by Derek Stewart, son of Jim Stewart. Jim Stewart was a collector of memorabilia, postcards, watches, photographs, cigarette cards, etc. After Jim's death, Derek found the cards and passed them to John Payne. John Payne has made some attempt to trace the family but without success.
Postcard from Venice sent by William Brooman
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