Gary Doyle in Woodford in the 1980s
Great shot of Gary Doyle in the garden with Ed Shearer in Woodford in the 1980s.
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Amberslone – Spring 1982
Retrospective post from Spring 1982. Virginia was just over 1 year old, and we were having an Easter break at Amberslone Cottage, just near the border of Wales.
Woodside Road Street Party for Charles & Dianna’s Royal Wedding
BUNTING!! The dearly-remembered Woodside Road Street Party in 1981 for Charles & Dianna’s Royal Wedding. Shearers, Hunts, Worthingtons, Stallards, Mills’s, Vinnings, et al all out to party!!
Dad on a Scooter, and Picnic at Henley with Shearers & Hunts
Dad – Fred Shearer – pictured on a scooter. Also nicely in the background is our neighbour’s Ford Granada Estate, which I believe was a Ghia,… I really loved those.
Ed is Superman, and Virginia is a baby
Ed Shearer, Superman, digging for Kryptonite. And meanwhile inside, Virginia is making some noise and smiling!!
Swimming in the Huntington Hills Neighbourhood Pool
Some of my fondest memories of holidays at Tee Tee & Grampa Rusling’s house – swimming in the pool at the end of the road. Photos by Fred Shearer.
Shearers take a Helicopter to The Scilly Isles in 1979
Retrospective post – Our summer trip to Scilly Isles in 1979. Ed looking well at ~1.5 years old.
The Superman
Very Retrospective Post.
Christmas 1978 – Some more classic Ed, Amy, Matt & Russ
A retrospective look at Christmas in 1978 – some great shots of Ed Shearer, Amy Shearer, Russel Shearer and I.
Christmas 1978 – Classic Shearer Pics from Woodford
Retrospective post – some great shots of Christmas at the Shearers in 1978, showing Ed on his FIRST CHRISTMAS – age 9ish months 🙂
Famous Portrait of new baby Ed Shearer
Great shot of Ed, Amy, Russ and I back in 1978. This is in the space in Woodford where the conservatory was later built.
Ed Shearer in a babygrow – with some great Woodford pics
Retrospective post. Ed Shearer seen crawling around in a babygrow. Great pictures by Dad – you can actually see his old DM boots in one of the shots.
I Learn to Ride the Family Bicycle – Fott Mott – Woodford
Some pics from when I learnt how to ride a bicycle. This was the same Bicycle that Russel, Ed and I think Amy & Virginia also learned on. Fott Mott.
Tee Tee and Grampa Rusling Visit London
Some great shots of my Grandparents – Mum’s mum & dad – in London.
Baby Ed, Penny, Bobtail, Snow and the London Taxi
Heavy snowfall, and a very young Ed Shearer. Also – our London Taxi, and Penny and Bobtail.
Ed Shearer joins the world
Retrospective Post – Some shots from Woodford Green, when Ed Shearer was born.
The High Beech Bog Fall – Christmas Day 1977
Recalled by Lori Shearer : The Church photo is Christmas Day, 1977 at High Beech Church in Epping Forest when Beth Rusling visited us for Christmas…Ed was well on the way then. This photo was taken by me just before Matt ran down a hill and ended up in a huge bog that was covered … Continue reading The High Beech Bog Fall – Christmas Day 1977
Summer Holidays – Shearers’ Trip to Yosemite
Some great black and white shots of Yosemite just before Ed Shearer arrived on the scene. I distinctly remember sitting on the seat on the back of Dad’s bike, and it falling over.
FOTT MOTT – The Shearers in Leyton, Christmas 1974
Some shots from our house in Leyton over Christmas in 1974, shortly after we moved back from San Francisco. Terri Claffey was visiting, and Russ was on his first Bicycle.
Demtoco Silver Tones @ Guyana Steel Bands Concert
Soon after I was born, and unbeknownst to me, my wife-to-be’s family was listening to this concert – the Guyana Steel Bands Concert.