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Title: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Peterichards on Thursday 28 February 19 14:51 GMT (UK)

These photos are from my parents album I don't Know who this chap is or why he has decorated his bicycle but possibly someone on Roots chat may have seen similar and can give a date range and possible event. My parents were Londoners Mum's parents from Rotherhithe and Dad's West Ham and Northern Ireland but there were connections to Birmingham and Greenock in Scotland.

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 28 February 19 17:07 GMT (UK)

The second one looks be 1920s as that is when the collar bar was fashionable. The first one looks to be Edwardian era....is it a postcard? posting the back might help.
Carol

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Peterichards on Thursday 28 February 19 17:31 GMT (UK)

Treetotal I should have added I only have scans of these photos my sister had the originals so I dont know whats on the back of them.

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 28 February 19 18:07 GMT (UK)

Just doodling....

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Post by: purlin on Thursday 28 February 19 18:11 GMT (UK)

I think the lamp on the bike is a carbide type which would date it around the early 1900's.

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 28 February 19 18:16 GMT (UK)

Just doodling....

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Post by: a-l on Thursday 28 February 19 18:49 GMT (UK)

I wonder if it's a wedding and he is going to pedal away with his bride on the crossbar  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Peterichards on Thursday 28 February 19 19:51 GMT (UK)

Wikipedia gives 1896 for the introduction of carbide bicycle lamps

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Post by: a-l on Thursday 28 February 19 20:28 GMT (UK)

Are the two men in the background wearing flower button holes ? I can't quite make them out.

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: shanreagh on Sunday 03 March 19 06:54 GMT (UK)

Perhaps attending a May Queen celebration or celbrating the crowning of King Edward V11?

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Post by: Creasegirl on Sunday 03 March 19 07:45 GMT (UK)

I found this article about a bike festival in 1900 saying that bike festivals were held for the fall of mafeking and continued until Ww1.  Not so sure if that might help your research

 https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/ellesmere-port-recreate-1900s-bike-13279314

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Peterichards on Tuesday 12 March 19 12:35 GMT (UK)

Thanks Creasegirl
I followed your link - interesting, as a result I googled a bit more and found an Alarmy stock picture of another chap with a similarly decorated bicycle wearing a very similar costume the photograph was printed by Glass and son from a fete or carnival in Barking East London date given as circa 1910 - 1920. Both sides of my family were living in East London at that time however one side was closer to Barking.

Title: Re: Ancestor with a decorated bicycle date please
Post by: Creasegirl on Tuesday 12 March 19 12:39 GMT (UK)

Great that you found something out about the photo.