Jan & Janes Holiday. Poem

ARTS 9.004.tif

Title

Jan & Janes Holiday. Poem

Subject

Picture
Anno Col

Description

Postcard depicting couple at a railway station looking at a sign advertising 'Cornish Riviera'. Text of poem 'Jan and Jane's Holiday' reads:

"The Carnish Riv-reera! Well, Jane!!
I wonder what that there do mane?
It do seem some queer;
Let's read this 'ere 'ere
P'raps the readin' do av ut explain.

It do say, "you mus' go by these line
Hef you want to find 'ealth and sunshine."
If the picture be true
What the artis' 'ave drew,
We'll do theere wan day when tez fine.

But we can't 'ford the train now-a-days,
So we'll go in our old donkey chaise.
Niver knawd theere or such
A gran' plaace, within touch;
Tho' we've lived 'ere in Carnwall always."

AE Philp Series. Postmarked Newquay 30 June 1906. Original Card in colour

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1970

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Print

Identifier

ARTS 9.004

Original Format

photo

Period Costume

N

Subject Era

1905