Dating an old Read photograph

[salt]

Hello

I think the attached family photo was taken around 1900 in a Huntingdonshire village. There is a notice on the church door, and if anyone is able to see what it is it I may be able to make a better guess at the date and identify some of the people. A long shot I know but Rootschat rarely fails!

Thanks, Salt

[sarah]

I could not read the notice but your photograph certainly looks victorian to me, hopefully some better skilled eyes will be able to add to this for you.

Regards

Sarah

[Trishanne]

Sorry, it's beyond me too
Pat

[medpat]

Looks like a 1 at the end on the notice could it be 1891. Not good with dating fashion though.

[Wiggy]

I wonder if it might be early 1900s - around 1901 (if you say the date ends with one - I can't read it at all.)   

The men's three piece suit, the narrow lapels and the knotted tie and mainly turned down coloars lead me to this thought. 
The women's bodices don't have the typical puffed sleeves of the 1890s in my thoughts.

Wiggy

[DrDude45]

zooming in and overexposing the background out, it doesn't look like a date.

Could be a religious proclamation number or a chapter/verse and the rest of the text being that chapter & verse for study. Kind of looks like "19:11    F" to me. Most of the prior text is obscured by the mans head. 

My Two Cents.

[Gadget]

Reminds me of a group photo of my great grandparents and their children. taken circa 1903.

Gadget

[Wiggy]

Ahhh - glad you agree Gadget!   

[salt]

Thanks so much for all these comments. I wondered if it was a proclamation of the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, or the coronation of Edward V11 in the same year. Were such announcements posted on church doors? It seems a a possibility when there was little access to news. This would fit with the census information I have, although I can't say for certain who is who in the photograph.
Salt