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Old Photographs - Cambridgeshire Photographers - Pc - Ph

Photographers are listed alphabetically by surname on the following pages.

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Name:  PEARCE, Bruce
Address: 1A Gaul Road, March, Tel March 55979, in 1985. In 1987 Wisbech, address not currently known. Telephone Wisbech 589295
Working Dates: 1982-1987 at least
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: In an advertisement in the Fenland Citizen 6 October 1982 the address of 1A Gaul Road March was shown in an advertisement for BRUCE PEARCE Photographer, specialising in weddings. Later adverts do not include the photographer's name - shown as trading as Round-About Photography. Wedding photographer and specialist restorers of old and damaged photos listed in the Fenland Citizen 16 Jan 1985 p16. Wedding photographer advertising in Fenland Citizen 14 January 1987 p4. Two other references have been found for a Bruce Pearce locally - which may or may not refer to the same individual. In the Fenland Citizen 8 Sept 1976 a Bruce Pearce, described as an environmental teacher of West End March,was drawing attention to dangers to wildlife on local rivers from inconsiderate anglers and farmers. In the Fenland Citizen 17 July 1985 p33 there is a wanted advertisement for an Adana Model 85 printing press in the name of Bruce Pearce of the Printing Department of the Queen's Boys School, Wisbech.
References: Fenland Citizen 6 Oct 1982 p9. Fenland Citizen 16 Jan 1985 p16 (Thanks to Garry Monger for this reference). Fenland Citizen 14 January 1987 p4.

Name:   PEARL STUDIO
Address: 14 Godric Square, Woodston, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1986
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1986

Name:   PEARSON, David M.  b:       d:
Address: (1977) 18 Beech Road, Glinton, Peterborough (1980-) 53 Clover Road, Market Deeping, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1977 - 1986
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: industrial, commercial, wedding, portraits, press
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1977, 1980, 1986

Name: PEEPALL, Frank b:1867 Andover Hants d: Barnsley Yorks 1946
Address: 1891 at 11 Upper Hill Street, Wisbech, 1901 at 7 Leroy Road Walsoken, Norfolk, 1911 at Barnsley Yorks
Working Dates: c. 1891 - 1904 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire, later in Barnsley
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Frank Peepall was born in 1867, at Andover, Hampshire, son of George Peepall, an agricultural labourer and carter, and Mary Moon. Frank Peepall was baptised on 14 Apr-1867 at Andover. Frank Peepall was listed in the household of Mary Peepall jn the 1881 Census at 20 New Street, Andover, Hampshire: also in the household were siblings George Peepall, Arthur Peepall and Anne Louise Peepall. Frank's occupation was listed as an errand Boy. By 1891 Frank had moved to Cambridgeshire and become a photographer. He was a lodger at 11 Upper Hill Street, Wisbech. His occupation was shown as a photographer's assistant, an employee. He was living at this address with Matilda Williamson b:1819 and her daughter Sapphyna b: 1864. Around December 1893 Frank Peepall married Eliza Ann Beakley b: 1862 Walsoken, at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. According to the Norfolk Register of Electors in 1899 Frank was living at 32 Norwich Road Walsoken, in 1900 at Marsh Walk Walsoken and from 1901 to 1904 at 7 Leroy Rd Walsoken. In the 1901 census Frank, still a photographer, an employee, was resident at 7 Leroy Road Walsoken, Norfolk (which is now a part of Wisbech Cambridgeshire), living with his wife Eliza and their children Reginald b:1895 Wisbech, Gladys b:1897 Wisbech and Constance b:1900 Walsoken. Also resident at the same address was 58 year old Harry Carles, a railway clerk. In the 1911 census Frank and his wife and three children were at 26 Mill Lane Barnsley. Frank's occupation was still shown as a photographer but no information was provided about whether Frank was employed or working on his own account. In the 1911 voters register Frank was at 225 Racecourse Rd Barnsley and in 1914 he was at 26 Old Mill Lane Barnsley. In the 1927 Kelly's Directory of the West Riding of Yorkshire Frank is listed as a photographer in his own name at 24 Doncaster Road, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
References: England Census 1891, 1901, 1911. 1927 Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire.
We are most grateful to Mark Peepal - mark@markpepall.plus.com for family history information from the Peepall family tree. Mark would appreciate any further information on Frank Peepall.

Name:  PEERS J   b:       d:
Address: 27 Broadway, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1958 -
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Nothing known of this photographer at the present time, other than the directory entry below
References: Kellys Directory of Peterborough 1958

Name: PEMBREY, Jeremy C. St M  b:       d:
Address: 57 Elizabeth Way Cambridge. By  1990 was at 68 Panton Street, Cambridge until at least 2000, now in 2016 still operating at 34 Histon Road, Cottenham
Working Dates:  1984 still in business in 2016
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Weddings, portraits, advertising
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 1984, 1985 1990, 1997, 1998, 2000
http://www.pembreystudio.com/

Name:  PENDLE, Henry  b:1829 Hartest Suffolk d:
Address: High Street Soham
Working Dates: 1861-75
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: The 1861 census lists Henry as a "photographic artist" in High Street Soham with his wife Matilda b:1833 Soham, and daughters Eliza b:1853 Soham and Kate b:1859 Soham. Henry took his photographic booth to a number of local events. The presence at Wicken Feast of Henry's "well known photographic establishment" was noted in the local press in 1862, 64 and 65. In 1864 Henry charged a John Cole, farmer, and a John Skinner, beerhouse keeper, at the Ely Sessions, with willfully damaging his photographer's booth at Downham Feast on 7th June. Cole was convicted. The 1871 census records Henry as a "sugar boiler and photographer" living at the Market Place Soham with his wife Matilda, sons George b:1862 Soham, Harry b:1868 Soham and daughter Minnie b:1864 Soham. In 1881 the family were at Churchgate Street Soham. At this time the family comprised wife Matilda, son Harry and son Frederick b:1873 Soham. In 1891 Henry and Matilda and daughter Minnie were living at Churchgate Street Soham, and Henry was described as a "broker and shopkeeper's agent". See below a carte de visite of two ladies, one pregnant, by Pendle - 1860s, square corners on the mount, taken outdoors, reverse rather carelessly rubber stamped "from H Pendle, photographer &c High Street Soham".
References: Mike Petty, The Photographers, (a handlist of local photographers), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Collection, 1992
PO Directories of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk, Kelly and Co London Sept 1865, Aug 1869, Nov 1875. Cambridge Independent Press, Saturday 17 May 1862 p5, Cambridge Independent Press 25th June 1864.

Carte de visite by Henry PendleReverse of Henry Pendle carte de visite

Name:  PENFOLD, Sidney C.    b: 5/7/1908       d:
Address: 4 Jesus Lane, Cambridge
Working Dates: c.1939 -
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: In the 1939 Register Sidney Penfold was listed at the above address and his occupation was shown as a press photographer. At the same address was Alice J.Rattle b: 14/2/1884 a University Lodging House Keeper.
References: 1939 Register

Name:  PENTNEY, William Henry   b: 1842 Walsoken Cambs     d:
Address: Peterborough, Long Causeway, then 9 Narrow Street, 15 Bridge St in 1911, then Cowgate in the 1920s
Working Dates: 1870s-1911
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: In the 1871 census Pentney (mis-indexed as Peutney) was living with his wife Phoebe (spelt Phebe) and two children in Cromwell Road Peterborough - he was a printer and stationer. In the 1881 census Pentney was living with his wife Phoebe and their 4 sons and three daughters at 9 Narrow Street Peterborough where he traded as a "printer bookseller" at premises previously occupied by Thomas Chadwell. He was still in the same business and at the same address in 1901 when he was wrongly indexed in the census as "William Henry Gautney". In 1911 the address was 15 Bridge Street and William was assisted in the bookseller and stationer business by two of his daughters, Mary and Amelia. He was later a local postcard producer, including photographs of Peterborough electric trams in the early 1900s. Not currently known whether Pentney used his own images in his postcards or those of other photographers.
References: Mike Petty, The Photographers, (a handlist of local photographers), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Collection, 1992
Michael Rouse, "Cambridgeshire in Early Postcards", Oleander Press, 1978

Name:   PERCIVAL, Nick b:       d:
Address: 43 Guntons Close, Ely
Working Dates: c.1985
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Weddings and portraits photographic services
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 1985

Name:   PERKINS, Albert b:1867 Welney     d:1901 Derbyshire
Address: 34 South End, Wisbech St Mary in 1891
Working Dates: c.1891
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Albert Perkins was the son of Henry Perkins, b: 1827 Bury St Edmunds, a schoolteacher in 1871 and Assistant Overseer of the Poor in 1891. In the 1891 Census, Albert Perkins, then aged 24, was shown as a photographer and an employee. We do not currently know who employed him. In 1901 Albert was married, but away from home, staying in Highgate, Hayfield, Derbyshire. He was shown as an employer, no longer a photographer, but a handkerchief hemmer. Albert died in September 1901 aged 34, his address at that time being at Highgate Cottage, Hayfield, Derbyshire.
References:

Name: PESKETT, Elizabeth, Née Edgell b: 1861 London d: 1940 Cambridge
Address: St Helens, 13 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, by 1911 St Helens, the Common, Southwold.
Working Dates:1894-95
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: We know Elizabeth Peskett was a photographer because she exhibited in the name of Mrs Peskett, St Helens, Cambridge at the 1894 and 1895 annual exhibitions of the Photographic Society of Great Britain, later the Royal Photographic Society. In 1894 she exhibited a print entitled "Lowestoft Studies" taken with a hand camera, gelatino chloride print. In 1895 she exhibited two prints, "On dinner bent" and "The Pioneer". Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Edgell, b: 1824 Uxbridge, a Colonel in the army, later Chief Constable of Shropshire, and Isabella J Edgell B:1831 Suffolk. In 1883 Elizabeth married Arthur George Peskett,b:1851 Beccles Suffolk. Arthur was a classical lecturer and fellow at Magdalene College Cambridge. He was admitted to Magdalene as a student in 1870 and retired from the College, a fellow and past President in 1912, he was the son of a Suffolk physician. Elizabeth and Arthur had two daughters, Lilian Violet b: 1883 Cambridge and Stella Margaret b:1885 Cambridge. Lilian married Sir John Evelyn Shuckburgh and became Dame Lilian Shuckburgh.
References: Catalogues of the Annual Exhibition of the Photographic Society of Great Britain 1894 and 1895

Name:   PETTIT, Charles W. b: 1861 Hackney      d:1923
Address: The Cottage, Upper Green, Gazeley, near Newmarket (1891), Walton House, Pound Lane Fordham (1901)
Working Dates: c.1891-1901
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: In the 1891 Census Charles Pettit was shown as a photographer and surveyor, neither employed, nor an employer. He was living at the Gazeley address with his wife, Jane, b: 1863 Barrow, Suffolk, two sons and a daughter, all under 6, and nephew, William H Rosbrook, b: 1879 Culford Suffolk, a photographer's assistant. Ten years earlier, in 1881 Charles was a single man boarding at 34 Mill Lane, Bury St Edmunds, where his occupation was shown as a Government Surveyor. In 1901 Charles and Jane were living at Walton House, Pound Lane, Fordham, Cambridgeshire. By this time they had nine children. Charles was again recorded as a photographer and surveyor, working from his home on his own account. Their son, John b:1886 Tenby, was shown working from home, employed with the same occupation as his father. In 1911, Charles, described as a civil engineer and civil servant, was visiting London on census night staying at Cranston's Waverley Hotel, Southampton Row, London.
References: England Census 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911

Name:  PETERBOROUGH VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHIC 
Address: Peterborough and March - addresses not currently known.
Working Dates: c.1987
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Listed as wedding photographers in the Fenland Citizen 14 January 1987 p4. No address given. Telephone nos 0733 236779 and March 56295
References:Fenland Citizen 14 January 1987 p4

Name:  PETERBOROUGH WEDDING SERVICES 
Address: 13 Weatherthorn, Orton Malbourn, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1980
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1980

PHILLIPS, Fred - see entry below for James Phillips

Name:  PHILLIPS, James   b: 1845 Bilston Staffordshire   d:1909 Biggleswade. Later J.Phillips & Sons
Address: Cambridge Street, St Neots, Hunts, 1898 High Street St Neots. Also at Back Lane Biggleswade, Bedfordshire (1871) Shortmead Street Biggleswade, Bedfordshire (1881), Market Place Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.(1891, 1901) and Church Road Biggleswade (1908)
Working Dates: c.1871-1920
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: In the 1871 census James was shown as a photographic artist, living at Back Lane Biggleswade with his wife Sarah Emily Phillips b:1842 Morley Lancs and son Harvey b:1870 Biggleswade. In the 1881 census James was shown as a photographer living in Shortmead Street Biggleswade. He was living there with his wife Sarah Emily Phillips and children Mary Hannah b:1873 Biggleswade, Frederick b:1874 Biggleswade, Fanny b:1876 Biggleswade, Harold b:1877 Biggleswade and Frank b:1880 Biggleswade. In the 1891 census James was at Market Street Biggleswade where his occupation was shown as "stationer, photographer and picture frame maker". He was listed as a photographer and picture framer in local directories. His wife, Sarah Emily Phillips, was also shown as a photographer. His son Fred Phillips was shown as an apprentice photographer. Also with the family were daughters Marianna (sic Mary Hannah), Fanny and Emily b:1881 Biggleswade and sons Harrold and Frank. The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal - Friday 29 March 1895 p7 reported on extensive storm damage at St Neots. "A large elm tree fell across Shady Path and on to Mr Phillips' photographic studio, a wooden structure, which is completely smashed, also doing considerable damage to the stock in trade". In 1898 James advertised in the Biggleswade Chronicle for a female apprentice to join the business (Biggleswade Chronicle, Friday 17 June 1898, p2). In 1901 James was still in Market Street Biggleswade, a photographer and stationer. Acting as his housekeeper was daughter Mary Hannah. Son Fred Phillips, a photographer, was also living there and Edith Mary Bergers b:1877 Brighton was a boarder, shown as a photographer's assistant. In 1905 the Market Place premises, part of which was leased to Phillips, was sold (Biggleswade Chronicle 8 December 1905, p2). This probably brought about a need to move premises and in 1908 an advertisement for the studio stated that the entrance was in Church Road Biggleswade. (Biggleswade Chronicle 11 September 1908). The firm undertook outside as well as studio work and produced a number of postcards of local views and events. In 1909 Fred Phillips suffered a serious head injury in an accident on his way by bicycle, with his apparatus, to photograph a fete at Shefford (Biggleswade Chronicle 16 July 1909 p2). In 1911 Fred was shown as the head of the household in High Street Biggleswade, a photographer and picture frame maker. Fred's wife Ettie, b:1878 Biggleswade, was a stationer, living with them were their son Fred b:1908 Biggleswade and Fred Snr's niece, Elsie Alethea b:1881 Harlaston, Staffordshire. Fred Phillips had taken over the photography business as his father's health had declined. In 1920 the firm was listed in local directories as Phillips and Sons, High Street, St Neots.

The first photograph below is a carte de visite of an unknown lady. On the reverse in sepia ink is printed "Portrait and landscape photographer and picture framer, J Phillips Shortmead Street Biggleswade and Cambridge Road St Neots. Copies may always be obtained. Pictures of every description copied, enlarged, reduced and finished in oil water of crayon. Picture frames of every description" This dates from the early 1880s. Next is a very similar carte of father (with medals) and daughter, the name "Heng" is written on the reverse. In this example there is a red border to the face of the mount, otherwise it is identical to the previous example. Next are two cartes de visite on very fancy mounts, with dark green high gloss face and dark red high gloss reverse with gilt lettering. The text on the reverse is identical to the previous examples. They also have gilt edges. Presumably over time Phillips used ever more distinctive mounts. Next is a cabinet photograph of a bearded gentleman, on a black mount with a gilt edge. The reverse is of the same design as the cartes de visite described above. Next is another cabinet photograph on a buff mount which has been trimmed along the bottom edge to fit into a frame or album. The reverse of the photograph has the same design as the previous example. The photographic print on the face of the cabinet has an inner circle with two children, but this inner circle represents a magnifying glass which is part of a mount design including foliage and a scroll with bird images. This is all one photograph - i.e. a photo of the two children and the mount design combined. Was this perhaps a stock image rather than a customer's portrait?

Below this is another carte de visite of a man with two boys (dressed in skirts - or is this some form of national dress?). The reverse of this has an intricate royal coat of arms and the text reads "J Phillips Shortmead Street Biggleswade and Cambridge Street St Neots, portrait and landscape photographer and picture framer". The mount printer's name beneath the design is "Reeves and Hoare, London". This is probably from the later 1880s. (author's collection). Next is a carte de visite showing a lady with a centre hair parting, similar in all respects to the previous example, except that the reverse of the mount is bright green with black print. Next is a cabinet photograph (reproduced with the kind permission of Chris Haslop) showing a housekeeper and two maids. The photograph is taken outdoors, presumably at the place of employment of the three ladies. This is probably from the 1890s and although the design of the reverse is superficially similar to other examples above, this gives the firm's Biggleswade address as "Market Place". Below this is a postcard sized portrait of an unknown couple from the 1920s. The reverse has a postcard back with no attributing text. Shown beneath the image is the detail of the embossing on the lower right hand corner, done with a hand embossing machine. In the Norris Museum, St Ives, Collection PH/EYNES/1 a-d, is a series of photographs of a cross in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Eynesbury. One of these images, mounted on card, is dry stamped “F.Phillips and E.Albone, The Studio, St Neots". The Church yard cross was by S.Inskip Ladds ARIBB Mkt Place Huntingdon. This suggests that Ernest Albone and Fred Phillips were at some stage in a partnership.
References: Kelly's Directory of Huntingdonshire 1885, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1914, 1920. Northampton District Trades Directory, Town and County Directories, Edinburgh 1905/6
Phillips J and Sons, Biggleswade and St Neots are included in a "Directory of Cambridgeshire Postcard Publishers/photographers noted before 1914" by Michael Rouse in "Cambridge in Early Postcards", Oleander Press 1978.
Death reported Biggleswade Chronicle - Friday 28 May 1909 p3

Carte de visite, PhillipsReverse of Phillips carte de visite

Carte de visite by Phillips with red border lineReverse of Phillips carte de visite

two cartes de visite by Phillips with green and red mounts

Reverse of two Phillips cartes de visite with green and red mounts.

cabinet photograph of a bearded gentleman

Cabinet photograph of two unknown children

Carte de visite by J PhillipsReverse of J Phillips carte de visite

J Phillips carte de visite

cabinet photograph (reproduced with the kind permission of Chris Haslop) showing a housekeeper and two maids. The firm's Biggleswade address shown as

Postcard portrait of couple by Phillips
Detail of embossing on postcard portrait

Name:  PHILLIPPS, Squire   b: 29/11/1883 Ormskirk Lancs d:1958 Peterborough
Address: 1924 16 Narrow St Peterborough, Narrow Street Studio, 1931 Bridge Road, Peterborough, 1940 18A Bridge Street, Peterborough, 1958 6 Queen Street and (works) 18a Bridge Street Peterborough.
Working Dates: c.1924 -1958

Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: At first sight it might have been thought that this firm was a partnership between two partners, surnames "Squire" and "Phillipps". But "Squire" is the unusual Christian name of photographer Squire Augustus George Phillipps. (Note the unusual spelling of the surname Phillipps with a double L and double P). Squire's parents were Arthur Augustus Wielopolski Phillipps b:1854 Liverpool and Grace Eliza Phillipps, Née Wood, b 1859 Wisbech. Squire's father was a wine and spirit merchant and in 1901 Squire was living in Southport Lancs where he was learning the family business. He married Florence Margaret Schofield (b:1882 Wigan) in 1906. In 1911 Squire was a book keeper and agent for a brewer, living at 16 King Street, Southport, Lancs. Squire and his wife Florence had three children born in Southport between 1909 and 1914. Squire's father's health declined after he had a stroke in 1909. At some point between 1914 and 1921 Squire changed his occupation and moved from Lancashire to Peterborough. In the 1921 Census Squire (aged 37) and Barbara Phillipps (30) were boarding at 7 Trinity Street Peterborough. Squire's occupation was photographer's manager employed by New Studios Ltd, Grantham, and his place of work was shown as Long Causeway, Peterborough. Later Squire was working on his own account. Squire is listed as a photographer in local Peterborough directories from 1924 to 1958 at the various addresses shown above. In earlier years there were other photographers working from Narrow Street or Narrow Bridge Street, Peterborough, but none at the same address as Squire, so he does not seem to have taken over an existing business. Currently it is not known why Squire chose to set up in Peterborough. Squire and Florence had split up at some point before the 1921 census and Squire's new partner, Barbara Whitehouse (b: c1890 Sheffield d: 20th August 1974) was his photographic assistant in Peterborough. In the 1939 Register Squire Phillips and Barbara E Phillips b: 13/10/1890, were listed as joint master photographers at 18 Bridge Street. Squire and Barbara married in 1954 in Anglesey.

In 1957 Squire was interviewed by Mike Ewing, a reporter from the Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser, who recorded some of Squire's comments about his long photographic career in the City. This is an extract from the report, which clearly indicates that Squire used wet plate photography in the earlier days of his business.

"....photography had been the reason for coming to Peterborough in the first place. For the modern cameraman conditions in those days would be a nightmare if they existed today. "The equipment - camera, tripod, flash gun and plates weighed a ton", he smiled reminiscently. "The plates themselves had to be used within 20 minutes of your coating them or they were utterly useless. I used to carry the lot around on a bike - solid tyres of course. I remember once cycling eight miles to a wedding, getting my pictures and cycling eight miles back to my little corrugated iron developing hut - a bit of a ramshackled place. I was in the midst of the process when a football crashed into the side of the hut and brought the place down about my ears. After eight miles ... and I could never get those pictures again..." People however were very photo-conscious in the early 1900s when young Squire first entered the business. "The family album was the thing in those days. And, of course, the photo boom came in the 1920s when a cigarette firm started giving away cameras." He was on the spot with his camera to record the turning of the first sod at Bishops Road for the bus park and swimming pool of today: to picture the first ditch of what became the electricity station... there are dozens more."

Squire Phillipps was an accomplished musician, a pianist and a composer. Music featured strongly in his family - his grand-father was an infant prodigy in the 1830s and later a "professor" running his own private school of music.

Strangely the photographic firm of Squire Phillipps continued to be listed in the local telephone directories at 6 Queen Street Peterborough until the 1969 edition, so it was possibly taken over by his wife, another family member or another photographer after Squire's death.

Below is a self portrait of Squire Phillipps from the 1920s. Next is a photograph of Squire and Florence at their wedding in 1906. Below this is a portrait of Squire's three children taken in around 1914 (all three photographs are from the Martin Baker Collection). Next are two photographs by Squire Phillipps printed with postcard backs. The second, of an unknown lady with a perm, is probably from the 1930s, and it is difficult to know whether the other, of an unknown baby, is older or later than this. Next is a wedding group, from the 1920s, the photograph is 6in x 4.5in on a brown mount. The photograph is well taken, but posed in a cobbled yard with a wooden shed in the background. Printed on the mount is "Squire Phillips Narrow Street Studio, Peterborough".

References: Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire 1924, 1928, 1931, 1940. Kellys Directory of Peterborough 1958.
The Peterborough Directory 1925, 1927.
Peterborough Citizen and Advertiser Feb 15 1957 P 8.
Extensive family history research kindly provided by Martin Baker.

Self portrait by Squire Phillipps

Squire Phillipps at his wedding in 1906

 

Self portrait of Squire Phillipps

 

Postcard sized photo of unknown baby by Squire PhillippsReverse of Squire Phillipps postcard

Unknown lady with perm by Squire PhillippsReverse of Squire Phillipps postcard

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Name:  PHOTO 191
Address: 191A Main Street, Yaxley
Working Dates: c.1990
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: architectural, commercial, portraits
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1990. Note, this is the same address as PHOTOAIR GROUP below

Name:    PHOTOAIR GROUP , PHOTOAIR SERVICES LTD
Address:  191A Main Street, Yaxley, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1990
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Photographers listed in 1990 were HEPTON, Rodney ABIPP, ARPS and SMITH, Alistair G.F. ABIPP.  Photoair Services Ltd operated at this address from 1995-1999. Aerial survey and oblique photography, architectural and commercial. Note this is the same address as PHOTO 191 above
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1990

Name:   PHOTO ART
Address: Sun Lane, Newmarket, 42 Ashley Rd Newmarket some time after 2000
Working Dates:  c.1990 to at least 2000 – some online directories show the firm still in business in 2016 at 42 Ashley Rd Newmarket
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: weddings, studio portraits
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 1990, 1995 1997, 1998, 2000

Name:   PHOTOCAM
Address: 10 Natal Rd, Cambridge
Working Dates:  c.1995
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: weddings, portraits, old photos restored, PR
References:
Cambridge Yellow Pages 1995, Peterborough Yellow Pages 1995

Name:   PHOTO CENTRE PETERBOROUGH
Address: 19 Cumbergate, Peterborough
Working Dates: c.1974
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1974

Name:   PHOTO FACTORY (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
Address: 22-23 Lion Yard, Cambridge
Working Dates: c. 2000 – company dissolved in 2002
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 2000

Name: THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Address: Fordham Studios, 54 Station Road, Fordham
Working Dates:  c.1995 to at least 2000. There is currently, in 2016, a photographer's firm called Dion Gallichan Photography at 52 Station Road, Fordham, Cambridgeshire with 15 years experience, who may or may not be connected. 
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Families, make-overs, boudoir
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000. http://www.diongallichanphotography.co.uk/about/for Dion Gallichan Photography

Name:   PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRE
Address: 84 St Neots Road, Eaton Ford, St Neots
Working Dates: c.1995
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1995

Name:    PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES
Address: 29 Carters Way, Swavesey
Working Dates: c.1995
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: weddings, mobile portrait studio
References: Peterborough Yellow Pages 1995

Name: THE PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICE
Address:
75 Oatlands Avenue, Bar Hill
Working Dates: c.2000
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 2000

PHOTOMATON or NEW PHOTOMATON. One of the earliest photobooths - US originated, sold in the UK from 1928 and in operation in places until the 1950s. Not yet known if any of these machines were in operation in Cambridgeshire - in addition to strips of photos they produced mounts and postcards branded with their name. See our page on Photobooths for more information.

Name:    PHOTOSPHERE
Address: 17 Halcyon Court, St Margarets Way, Huntingdon
Working Dates: 1986 - 1999
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: Used the advertising strapline in 1999 - THE IMAGE MAKERS. Stephen ESSBERGER named as a photographer here in 1986, Terry ALLEN ABIPP in 1990. The Huntingdon Studio of Reeve Photography (Cambridge) Ltd
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages 1990 Peterborough Yellow Pages 1986, 1990, 1999

Name:    THE PHOTO STUDIO
Address: 30 Caribou Way, Cherry Hinton
Working Dates: c.1997-8
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information:
References: Cambridge Yellow Pages  1997, 1998

PHOTOWEIGH - machines producing a photograph with the customer's weight and date printed on the mount. Used in the UK c.1932-39. Not known if any of these machines operated in Cambridgeshire. See our page on photobooths for more information.

Name:  PHOTOWORK LTD
Address: 72 Bridge Street, Cambridge
Working Dates: c.1964 - 1970
Subjects, styles, advertising, other relevant information: This is the address for Stearn's who were also at the premises at that time. Company No. 02222747 dissolved 1990.
References: Kelly's Directory of Cambridge 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, Spaldings 1965/6


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