Postcard Fair
Saturday 13th November 2010
Location: Lancaster University Management School
Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm
The Fair was jointly organised by the Edwardian Postcard Project and the Red Rose Postcard Club of Preston.
The Fair featured many dealers selling postcards appropriate for collectors with diverse specialist postcard interests as well as some appealing to beginners.
These talks took place in Lecture Theatre 4:
10.30 |
History of the Early Postcard. Professor Nigel Hall, Manchester Metropolitan University |
11.15 |
Edwardian postcards and everyday writing. Professor Nigel Hall, Manchester Metropolitan University & Dr Julia Gillen, Lancaster University. |
12.00 |
Postcard messages in the Great War. Andrew Brooks, author. |
2.00 |
The Edwardians' Twitters – comparing postcards a hundred years' ago and today's digital revolution. Dr Julia Gillen, Lancaster University. |
There was also an art exhibit from The Gallery, Masham, featuring the work of Josie Beszant and Rosie Scott-Massie.
Link to Lancaster University campus map showing the location of the venue marked in a red oval within the Management School (building number 35 on the map).
