Recognise this building?

[ang1985]

This is an incredibly big long shot but amongst my late grandparents photographs are pictures of people that I do not recognise. My father believes they are people my grandmother knew from Berkshire.. She grew up in Wootton Vale of White Horse (now in Oxfordshire) most of the photos are in front of non descript buildings, stone walls or inside so there is no way of recognising any landmarks but one is in front of a building and I was just wondering if it looks familiar to anybody?.. There is the long shot! 😀 Relations that would know anything about these photos are now dead unfortunately 😞 Totally understand if noone can help....

[KGarrad]

Is the sign visible over her left shoulder (i.e. Rights Hand Side of photo) that from a railway station?

Having trouble deciphering the lettering.

[ang1985]

Possibly....the second word definitely looks like Station 

[Flattybasher9]

"Petrol"

Regards

Malky

[LizzieL]

Perhaps a date for the photo might help. I'm no expert but the outfit the lady is wearing looks like something my mother would have worn in the 1950s.

The picture looks like it has been taken in a domestic garden. The lady is sitting on a chair which looks as if it has just been brought out of the house for the photo. Does she feature in any other photos, maybe as part of a group.
It looks like many of the pictures my late mother in law had. Various nephews, nieces, cousins, friends etc,. When they came to visit they were herded out into the garden for the "record" photo

[newburychap]

The picture looks like the background has been photoshopped in. Quite odd.

[LizzieL]

I see what you mean, the lady and the garden immediately behind her looks very clear and much sharper contrast between black and white. Although the sides and the ground below her feet look a bit "fuzzy" like the building. Could a strange filter have been used. I have one for a 35mm film camera which has a hole in the centre and the rest of it is very slightly opaqued to give a diffuse edge effect.

[Rosinish]

The background (building) looks out of focus whereas the lady is very much in focus?

Annie

[KGarrad]

Is there something on the top of the building?
Lightning conductor perhaps, or is it a cross?