On November 18th 1904 Miss Gwen James of Glamorganshire received an unusually 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.