VILLAGE STREET SCENE Hillside buildings. UK LOCATION help, please

[Ruskie]

I also thought that the lady on the left could be a nun.

             I thought that as well.    Some sisters who work  in Hospitals and schools  etc  do wear  a different sort of  uniform than the traditional  nuns uniform.

So you are agreeing with yourself SB coz it's you who originally suggested it. 

[Ruskie]

The sign which is most visible is not on the wall but on a separate post as though a sign for a place rather than a "Gents"

Would they have outside signs on a "living quarters" such as a Hostel, Hotel etc 

Also, would the Ladies & Gents be separate rather than "2 entrances" side-by-side?

My thoughts.

Annie

I can't see a post Annie. I thought the sign looked like it was attached to the wall. I'm zooming in to the image on my iPad, so may have missed some detail.

Yes, you would expect male and female toilets to be side by side - presumably it's more cost effective plumbing wise.

[ScouseBoy]

I have had a good look at this and here are a few thoughts, some may be feasible, some probably not 
   Are the two ladies posing for this photo, they don't appear to be walking..
   In that case, could one be 'I'
   Is the one in dark  clothes a companion or a nurse.
   I agree with Ruskie, if this is a pub there would be a sign on the building or on the road side..
   Could it be a guest house/ convalescent home or hostel..
   The two small buildings unlikely to be toilets, they have seats outside and the windows are too
      large, again I agree with Ruskie. They could be small cottages.
   The sign doesn't appear to be 'gentlemen' I don't think there are enough letters.

I have tried to isolate the sign, but can't get it any clearer.
   

    It seems as  though it was Trishanne   who first made the suggestion that one of the women was a     nurse?
and I agreed  with her proposition.   That is called debate and discussion.

[youngtug]

The sign is next to a doorway.

[Ruskie]

You suggested "Nun" SB. 

Not that any of this helps find the location. 

I still can't see a post holding up the sign I'm afraid. I think Matthew's Matlock Bath suggestion is a possibility, but there must be many other similar looking places. 

[youngtug]

No post, it is on the wall, same also for the "ladies".
I dont think that the toilets being at opposit ends of the building that unusual, especially if it is some form of hostelry, although it looks more like public toilets.
If it is slate hanging on the end wall that would point to a exposed or coastal area.
Another couple of "oddities" are the seats outside of the buildings and the stepped, above ground footing on the building in front on the right.

[Ruskie]

It has already been noted that surely the size of the windows is too big for these buildings to be Public Toilets?

[001uk]

I have had a good look at this and here are a few thoughts, some may be feasible, some probably not  ;D
   Are the two ladies posing for this photo, they don't appear to be walking..
   In that case, could one be 'I'
   Is the one in dark  clothes a companion or a nurse.
   I agree with Ruskie, if this is a pub there would be a sign on the building or on the road side..
   Could it be a guest house/ convalescent home or hostel..
   The two small buildings unlikely to be toilets, they have seats outside and the windows are too
      large, again I agree with Ruskie. They could be small cottages.
   The sign doesn't appear to be 'gentlemen' I don't think there are enough letters.

I have tried to isolate the sign, but can't get it any clearer.
   

Hello  all,

Thank you Trishanne for your thoughts which I DO find feasible. I've scanned the sign (at 12800 dpi) but it doesn't  appear any better than your scan. I've also added a scan of the two ladies.

Now I've looked closer I think you are correct with the ID that one is a nurse (....and possibly a nun - thanks to ScouseBoy and Ruskie). This would indeed make the "inn" a hostel/convalescent home (hence outside seating?). Have added a scan of these ladies. The young woman on the left does appear to be wearing a head covering whilst the right hand lady does look as though she might be less abled (as Ruskie suggested). She is not standing straight and her left shoe could be of the raised kind.


Thanks to everyone for their help/interest.I think we're honing in!

[Mike in Cumbria]

I see no nuns. Just two women walking arm in arm - the one on the right might be carrying a shopping basket in her free hand, but that might be just an illusion or a photographic artefact.