Photograph - The Twin Towers of St Mary's Church, Reculver, Kent, England, circa 1929

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Summary:: One of ninety three images from a photograph album brought to Australia by Archibald Gordon Maclaurin when he migrated in 1928. It includes early photos of his pre-migration trips to France, as well as photos he added once in Australia, including photos sent to him by family in England, and images from his migration journey.
Description:: Monochrome silver gelatin photograph.
Description Of Content:: Exterior view of the twin towers at St. Mary's Church in Reculver.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Mrs Jocelyn Maclaurin, 2004
Acknowledgement:: Source: Museum Victoria

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	67 mm (Height), 45 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	immigration, buildings, photography, towers, churches, ruins, travel tourism, religions christianity, british immigration, exterior views, brought goods
Themes this item is part of:	Archibald Gordon Maclaurin, English Migrant, 1928, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection
Primary Classification:	RELIGIONS
Secondary Classification:	Christianity
Tertiary Classification:	church exteriors
Inscriptions:	Printed in grey ink on back of photograph: 'VELOX.' [repeated] Hand written in black ink on back of photograph: 'The twin towers at Reculver. 5 seconds / exposure / I expect you have / seen them before'
Format:	Photograph: Monochrome
Place & Date Depicted:	Kent, England, Great Britain, circa 1929
Creator:	Archibald Maclaurin, circa 1920s-1930s Of Album
User:	Archibald Maclaurin, Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1928-1967