Sepia Saturday 391 - Marching to a different. . . . . . piper?

I don't always get to take part in each weeks Sepia Saturday because a; I either don't have something relevant to add or b; I don't get a chance to go through my old pictures to find something.

This week I was ready.

While sorting through moms old pictures over the last few years I have pile, from back in England, that no one knows anything about.

Must must have something to do with something the family must have attend or they knew someone in the photo.

But no one remembers.

This is one such photo.
This photo has been in our collection of photos from England for as long as I can remember, but we don't where it was taken or by whom.

I tried researching the sign in the photo to see if I could pin down the town, but no luck.

I though it may have been Selby because there was a ship yard there, but I am not sure.
My folks were living in Selby in the 50's so it could well be.

So I decide to do some research on pipe bands that had just women.

One inquiry led me to The Dagenham Girl Pipe band and many of their members seem to think it is their group from the early 50's.

The uniforms seem to match.



They have also made some suggestions about the Ships Chandler in the photo.

Isn't the Internet grand?

Okay, this list is fun.

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