We're sure the location of this building will be obvious to most of you so we're giving you the opportunity to guess what the building was used for at the time the photograph was taken (1912-1915).
First person to guess correctly wins a one year subscription to The Bermudian magazine.
Answer: Mr Vernon Jackson answered the WWW in the March 1992 issue of The Bermudian where he explained:
"I recognize the central building as the one that was occupied by Tynes' Blacksmith Shop on the corner of Reid and Parliament Streets in Hamilton. As a young boy I ventured many times just far enough inside so that I could stare entranced at the flaming forge and watch Mr. Tynes flatten and shape the red hot iron. As indicated in the photo, he repaired wagons (especially wheels) and of course he made horseshoes - lots of them. The Donald Smith Travel Agency now occupies the site, but in a new building of course. At left and rear is a building that still stands, as also does the one at right which was the Old Post Office built by great-grandfather, John Henry Jackson in 1867 for 675 pounds. It is now used as the Magistrates' Court. T
The photo is probably circa 1912-1915. It also shows one of the early telephone or electric light poles, which were Cedar poles."
Congratulations to Bruce Barker who was the first to guess correctly! As promised, Bruce wins a one year subscription to The Bermdian Magazine!
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December 01, 2011
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The unusually tall chimneys make me think it's a distillery or a crematorium ;) I'll go for a distillery and increase my chances of being wrong by adding that I think it was a Goslings Distillary |
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December 01, 2011
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The building appears to be at the corner of Parliament and Reid Streets where Bang Bang Hair is now. The building behind on Parliament Street is still there, EPA Associates offices. Opposite is the old PO, now or until recently, the magistrates courts. The building subject of the photo is obviously gone but looks to me like it could have been a blacksmiths or wheelwrights and (possibly) a wagon makers business judging from the chimneys and wagon under the porch. |
