W. Lambert Timber Merchant, Cross Street

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iBase ID

227371

Reference identifier

ENE021020081121

Title

W. Lambert Timber Merchant, Cross Street

Place

Nelson

General notes

Taken outside Saw Mill of W. Lamberts, who built the kite to raise money for the war effort.
The inscription read 'This kite was flown over Nelson Centre in 1893 on 700 yards of rope'.
In fact it dragged the four men holding it down Parrock Hill, and the last two to let go ended up in the river.
Lamberts made cricket bats, which were exported the world over.
The image is likely to have been taken by Bancroft and Crabtree Photographers, whose shop can be seen on the right of the image.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Sepia

Original image size

13.5/ 9.0cm

Year of image

1899

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Locator

N1 Cross Street/1

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