The marriage of Avril Byrne

Our next-door neighbour

Early in 1958 Malcolm Knight sold his Hornby ‘O’ gauge train set and spent the money on a camera because he didn’t think the family Box Brownie was good enough. He then proceeded to snap away at everything and developed the films with equipment passed on to him by one of his father’s friends. It soon became apparent why the equipment had been given away, it produced unevenly developed negatives. This film was the 4th Malcolm developed and fortunately the problem is mainly confined to the extreme edge of the pictures and can be trimmed off. The pictures were rapidly developed and sold for a shilling a print at the reception held at 69 Twelve Acre Crescent.

Morris Arthur Huggins and Avril Jean Byrne.

Avril.

Avril’s mother Alice.

The family group. Morris and Avril take centre stage with Avril’s younger sister Eileen and Eileen by his side as bridesmaid to her left. Behind Eileen is her mother Alice and to her left with the white carnation in his lapel is father Jack Byrne.

Morris and Avril and her father, Jack (with the flower in his lapel) and Eileen by his side.

Morris, Avril and sister Eileen (right). Her father Jack on the extreme right and next to him his wife Alice.

Morris and Avril with Alice and Eileen Byrne behind her.

Eileen (left), Jack (rear) and his wife Alice.

Morris and Avril.

Avril.

Morris, Avril and her father on the extreme right.

Leslie Knight crossing the road.

Alice Byrne is the only face recognised.

Rosemary Knight on the extreme right.

The General Records Office records the groom’s name as Maurice but family sources report it to be Morris which is the name used throughout these pages.

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