Gallery

The Family Photo Album

Here are some photographs of various generations of my family that have been part of the inspiration for Monday is Washing Day. Click on each photo for full picture.

I hope you enjoy them!

  • Kate Turner nee Marshall, my maternal great grandmother
  • Liz and her sister, Mel circa 1964
    Barque St, Barrow Island
  • The Author and her Mum
    early 1960s
  • Yours truly,
    Butlins Clacton circa 1964
  • Annie Dickens, my Nana
    Inspiration for Grace Parsons in the books
  • Dickens Family Portrait l-r Annie, Jean
    Dorothy & Charlie circa 1937
  • Jean and dog (name unknown)
  • Charlie, Dorothy and Annie
    location unknown
  • Annie Dickens (nee Turner)
    date and place unknown
  • My brother Robert and one of our dogs
    Barque St Barrow Island
  • Robert, Nana and me in our auntie’s garden, Biggar Bank, early 1960s
  • Nana, me and Robert at the seaside
    circa 1961
  • Charlie, my granddad with his two daughters at the seaside c. 1936
  • My granddad, Charlie Dickens on holiday
    date and place unknown
  • Great grandma Turner with some of her grandchildren, my mum is on her lap (left)
  • Annie Dickens looking very smart!
    Date and place unknown
  • My Mum, Jean, in the checked coat, with a group of friends, early 1950s
  • 1920s outing my grandad,
    Charlie Dickens back row far left
  • My brother Robert’s christening
    St Mary’s Church 1955
  • Cool dude in the shades is my brother Robert with our Nana late 1950s
  • My mum, Jean, inspiration for the character ‘Audrey’ in Monday is Washing Day date unknown
  • Studio portrait, l-r Robert, Melanie and Me
    Circa 1964
  • Studio portrait l-r Me, Mel and Robert
    circa 1966
  • Auntie Madge, Auntie Lizzie and Robert
    Portsmouth circa 1962
  • Grandad, Dorothy with Robert on
    lap and Nana, circa circa 1960
  • Robert and me, in garden
    at Amphitrite St circa 1961
  • Robert, in our flat 6B Barque St
    Barrow Island, early 1960s
  • Mum with Mel on lap, and me at one of the local carnivals circa 1965
  • Kate Turner with her children
    Crellin Street, Barrow circa 1912
  • The Liverpool Scots Regiment
    My Great Uncle Charlie joined them in 1917
  • Back: Kate holding Betty
    Middle: l-r Doris, Albert , Annie, Charles
    Bottom: Fanny, Kate, May
  • Mum and me at a local Carnival. I was a pupil at Rene Rawlinson’s School of Dance
  • Great Uncle Charlie in his Liverpool Scots Regiment Dress Uniform. He was about 18
  • Turner children, l-r back row: Annie , May, Doris, Charles. Front l-r: Albert, Fanny, Kate, Elizabeth.