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Does anybody know where this photograph was taken ? Does anybody recognise the bridge , towpath and hill in the background? it is untitled and I have no idea when or where it was taken .

Steve , you wanted a photograph of Charles Edward Faulkner , here it is , he is relaxing on a summer holiday. it is not the best photograph , there were some that were done back in the day, professionally, in better light and wearing a suit and with a crystal clear view of his face . unfortunately , many no longer exist and this is the better one of two that I have .

Attached are the journey details of the day the photograph was taken at Woodward’s Bridge next to Crosslanes lock .

The last date Steve mentioned , 13/5/61. was taken on C E Faulkner’s motorcycle EBM 168 , journey # 79 , 117 miles travelled .

With reference to the other two dates Steve has mentioned , 22/09/60 , journey number 76 , 238 miles travelled . C E Faulkner hired an Austin A40 reg 917 SVW , to complete the days travel , journey taken was - Chelmsford-Sawbridgeworth-Hatfield-St Albans-Aylesbury- Thame-Stadhampton-Cliveden-Abingdon: Steventon-East Haney-Kingston Lisle-Uffington-Honycot-Bowles Bridge-Wantage: Wallingford-High Wycombe-Amersham-Watford-Potters Bar-Epping -Chelmsford . The bottom of the page is annotated ( 150th anniversary of opening ceremony of the Wilts & Berks at Abingdon )

Many thanks for correcting the road names Derek , I was relying on an online map which gives the road as crosslanes leading into Tadpole lane , however , looking on an Ordnance survey map I can see you were spot on ! Interestingly enough as soon as you mentioned Crosslanes Lock I began to wonder whether the cottage in the photo was the Lock keepers cottage , according to the article I found online it would appear so , which would give a good reason as to why that particular photograph was taken . And yes it must certainly have been a great motorcycle to have toured around on . https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crosslanes,_Purton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_295650.jpg

C E Faulkner’s motorcycle , Ordnance survey map ref SU 106 897 2/9/61 facing south , crosslanes farm on the left . Ahead is Swindon and a road called The Pry Behind is the road to Crichlade , road is Hayes Knoll. to the left is a road called Crosslanes leading to Blunsdon . to the right is I think Tadpole lane , leading to Purton .

Journey details for 10/9/1960. Journey # 74. 151 miles EBM 168 1946 Aerial “Red hunter” Chelmsford - Epping- Potters Bar - Watford - Amersham - High Wycombe- Wallingford-Didcot-East hanney-grove - Wantage -Kingston Hill -Uffington - Honycot- Wantage -Challows-Faringdon-Lechlade- Highworth . furthur notes as follows. 1. A6 Ridgehill 2. ????????? 3. esso garage A40 4. ???? Farm bridge . 1102 5. A338 “white horse” 6.Wantage .—-??????? ( doodle of windmill) 7. Barwell Br 8. Kingston common FM 9. Fawler hamlet 10. Uffington Wharf 11.Honycot old Wharf 12 . B4507 sparsholt ( photograph view of vale ) 13. Wantage ??? PL . T. ( doodle of windmill) 14. Lechlade * Via Faringdon 15 . 24 WH Margin annotated- 10/9/60 dep 06:50 arr 15 18:45. 151 miles this is all the travel information I have for this date .

Hello , I am Mark I do not have much information but I will try to type this down . Please excuse any spelling mistakes , I am trying to decipher handwriting and can not recognise all the words . there are four dates mentioned in this three and also a last recorded visit on the 13/05/1961. C E Faulkner’s last actual visit was on the 17th September 1983 . the date of 07/08/1960 from notes made by C E Faulkner , journey number 68 using EBM 168 , 1946 Aerial “Red Hunter” 348cc ohv single . bought October 1958 in reasonable tho’ rusty order . 1960 March-April complete overhaul , re-bore , big end , brakes , electrics , etc . After which a very faithful friend for many happy days in Berks & Wilts . Mileage C 6000, this machine recorded my longest day’s mileage for any vehicle ( see 109] . Sold [ foolishly] Nov 62 . journey details for the 7th as recorded by Mr Faulkner as follows , he went down on the 6th August 1960 journey # 67 . mileage 140 A/ Highworth - Challows- Kingston Lisle - Uffington - Honycot - Highworth. B/ Highworth - Faringdon-wantage-Wallingford-High Wycombe-Amersham-Watford-Potters Bar- Epping -Chelmsford. Further notes add the following - 16 . Compton Beauchamp T Junc 17. Line crossing B4001 . SU 357887 18. Broadleaze Fm SU 341889 19. Kingston common Fm SU 330888 20. Uffington arch Br. SU 313897 21. Uffington wharf SU 300898 22. Honycot old wharf . SU 273893 23. 24 WH 24. Esso garage, Faringdon . * via oxford 25. ?????????? Sorry can’t read this 26.”elm tree” layby A404 (rain) 27.A6 Ridgehill T ? 28. 25 Dorset Close . margin annotated as follows - 7.8.60. Dep 23 . 15.40 arr 28 20:31 that is all the travel information I have for the 7/8/60