Postcard of the Month: December 2025
/Pulborough Lower Street
Two cards this month are both of Lower Street but from different viewpoints. Recently collected, they were both sent to the same recipient, apparently by the same sender, just a few months apart. One was sent in November 1920, the other in January 1921. The recipient was Miss E. Chatfield, the Manor House, Lewes. The address of the sender was Station Road, with number 5 added on the first card.
Research revealed the likely identities of these individuals as Miss Eunice Edith Chatfield (called Ethel) who was born in West Chiltington, and Mr. Henry A. Ralph of Pulborough, a chauffeur. The angle of the stamp on both was indicative of a kiss in the so-called language of stamps of the time. There are also endearments in the text. In fact these two were married in 1922, so the romance blossomed.
Both cards were published by F. Douglas Miller of Haywards Heath and, after 1916, Worthing. These cards were probably from the latter era but the photographs used may be from earlier years. They are recognisable as Miller cards by the border at the bottom and the print style. Earlier cards were embossed with his name and sometimes identified as the Sussex Series, with some having handwritten legends.