A Love Letter from Edwardian London in 36 Views

On November 18th 1904 Miss Gwen James of Glamorganshire received an usually large quantity of post.

 
Through her door at 22, Regent Street, Holton Road, Barry Dock tumbled 36 postcards of London, each bearing just a word or two and a number.

She must have recognised the hand writing as that of her sweetheart and realised, that once put in order, a love letter from Edwardian London would be revealed.

The first card, No 1, showed the Royal Exchange and bore just four words.

1. Dear G
I am

Below are the other 35 images with the words written on the back of each card in order.

2. sending you a

3. few postcards

4. for your collection

5. hoping you will

6. like them

7. s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t [sweetheart]

8. Don't get

9. worried in

10. reading these

11. few postcards.

12. These cards only

13. cost 6 1/2d the

14. lot at Plumstead

15. there are

16. thirty six.

17. You will

18. find

19. that

20. I have

21. numbered

22. all the

23. cards

24. on the

25. back.

26. I am feeling

27. better this

28. week.
I have

29. received your

30. second letter.

31. Now Dr G

32. I must

33. conclude

34. from

35. yours

36. B.W.

 "B.W." was a Mr Basil Woodward, he and Gwen James, the recipient of this 36 part love letter, later married. It's good to write.