Recently I have been very fortunate to be given access to a superb collection of Old Walton photographs .
More than one hundred new images of Walton have now been added to my Old Walton Archive thanks to Daphne Horton who owns the collection made by her late brother, Tony, (pictured below)
Tony, who was born in North Street, was an avid collector of images of Walton through the ages and at Putmans Photographers he was well remembered as the man who would regularly stick his head into the shop door and announce in a loud voice, “Got any gems”, meaning new photos of old Walton. We were always happy to give him copies of anything from our collection but he also accumulated a vast number of other views and photos of Walton folk..
You can now see these new additions at the Old Walton Archive. To find the Tony Horton Collection you will need to scroll to the highest reference numbered photos in the various indexes.
One of my favourite new images is this one of Thomas Brooke, one of Walton’s early photographers, pictured outside his premises on the Parade
Many of the newly acquired photos will have been taken by him
Below is another, an interesting view of Walton High Street
I hope you have fun looking at these newly acquired images and if you can add anything to my description then please do let me know.
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