William ‘Morley’ Davies (1894-1982) was a keen amateur photographer and left behind box upon box of 35mm colour slides going back to the 1940s. It’s probably just as well he didn’t have an iPhone as its taken a couple of years for Dad (Bryan) and I to digitise this lot! We have attempted to keep them in their relevant sets; if you spot any out of place or they spark memories or anecdotes please shout out.

The pictures include Morley and Iliffe’s family homes across the middle of the last century. Morley was a lecturer at Harper Adams Agricultural College and their first married home was ‘Hopefield’ in nearby Edgemond Shropshire. The photo’s begin at their next abode ‘Corndon‘ (1935-47), a stone’s throw away in Newport. This is followed by Hemington House in Leicestershire (1947- 1950), ‘Chasewood‘ in Weybridge Sussex (1950-59), and of course the wonderful Quiet Hills of Church Stretton where they retired to. Hemington House was and is a splendid Georgian home that had been requisitioned by the army during the War. As a result it was cheap to rent in 1947, and in great need of decorating. My father recalls that a mile up the lane was a disused World War II fighter station. They picked grain for the chickens from the the stray corn growing around the runway. That airfield is now East Midlands International Airport.

You will also see various family events (weddings, christenings), trips and vacations, plenty of cute little grandchildren (well some of them – you decide).