Glimpse of Wirral family’s idyllic life ... in pictures

Oct 28 2009 by Matt Hurst, Birkenhead News

Glimpse of Wirral family’s idyllic life ... in pictures

A GLIMPSE of an idyllic Wirral family life, before the outbreak of World War One, has gone on show in a Wirral art gallery.

A collection of more than 500 glass plates were discovered in a cupboard under the stairs at a house in Mill Brow, Bebington.

The photographs cast light on an era long forgotten ... a tale of innocence, showing steps along a path to modernity.

An exhibition has now gone on show at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, entitled An Edwardian Family Album.

Each image was taken by draughtsman, Jack Urton, an amateur photographer of some skill, who surely had no idea a century later his work would feature in Wirral’s most eminent gallery.

Nearly all the pictures are taken outdoors and show the Edwardian zeal for activity, family, nature and idolisation of the child.

The photos found the light after being handed to enthusiast, David Price, who died in 2008.

His wife, Heather picked up the mantle to bring the exhibition to fruition.

Heather told Wirral News: “I think the pictures are lovely and show how much family life drove things.