Oakley House Farm

[floppybootstomp]

From 1970, in response to requests from another thread.

I was 19, the camera was either a Pentax Spotmatic (likely) or a Nikon F (I don't think I had that camera at that time, but it's possible.

I was experimenting, I obviously wasn't much good, lol

Film was Agfa or Kodak ISA 400, 35mm, either in rolls of 24 or 36. I was working for local newspaper at the time so film was free and I had use of darkroom (I didn't actually use it that much, it only processed B & W film).

Oakley House is a farm on Bromley Common, in Kent. It's very close to Central London.

Here's a selection, showing piggies, a dog, trees, buildings, jill and her brother and sister.

If she ever finds this thread/forum I'm sure I'm gonna get my ass kicked

But as I've mentioned before she was a good friend at the time and we shared some memorable moments.

Her family were amongst the warmest and most genuine people I've ever met, although I must admit it took me some years after the event to realise that. Such is the ignorance/arrogance of youth.

Well, it was with me anyway

Don't know what you'll make of these, but somebody asked, so here ya go.

Forgive me if it's boring.

PS: These pix won't be here forever, I'll delete them when I need space, but it's likely they'll be there for at least a coupla months.

 

[psd99]

nice one Flopps

they are lovely pictures there!

good luck in finding this friend of yours!

 

[psd99]

If she ever finds this thread/forum I'm sure I'm gonna get my ass kicked

too right she will lol!!!

nah im sure she would appreciate it very much!

 

[psd99]

oh yer how did u get the pics to look SO GOOD?

they look like really good quality and they are from the 70s too!

 

[ChristopherP]

Why only a single colour one?

 

[floppybootstomp]

Why only a single colour one?

I rarely used colour film back then, my camera was used mainly for the newspaper I worked for and no newspapers carried colour pictures at the time. Some newspapers wouldn't even accept colour pix for use.

So I must have been using colour film for some personal pix.

That pic was taken at my old school, Jill was two years younger than me and I think I went back there to take pix for prize day or something.

I remember I also had a Rolleiflex TLR camera at the time, I used to load it rolls of 120m b & w white film. Each roll only took 12 exposures but as the negative was so big, the quality was superb. Used to use it for portrait and posed photographs.

And then there was the rival newspaper photographer who had four Hasselblads hanging round his neck. Poser...

 

[jill.wright1]

Tony, is that you?

A friend from NZ - hadn't heard from him since primary school - told me about these photos. It was so lovely to see them, course i won't kick your ass. You said nice things too. Hope you ok? How can I get some copies? I'm not very computer friendly, so it has to be simple. xxxJill

 

[crazylegs]

Wow Flopp's

You has got some explaining to do now..As she's found you...

 

[floppybootstomp]

My goodness

Yes, it's me, Tony Sullivan.

You can e-mail me at (Edit: Have removed my e-mail address as we're now in touch).

Good to hear from you, how peculiar.

 

[Anon_F]

Is this a cyberspace version of Family Favorites from the 1970's.

 

[Taffycat]

Is this a cyberspace version of Family Favorites from the 1970's.

No I think it's "Surprise Surprise" ... any minute now, Cilla is going to put in an appearance

 

[Abarbarian]

My goodness

Yes, it's me, Tony Sullivan.

You can e-mail me at (Edit: I have removed e-mail address as we're now in touch)

Good to hear from you, how peculiar.

You'll never get a date with the bonny lassy if you call her perculiar .

 

[Anon_F]

The guy in the 12th picture smoking a pipe & wearing a polo hat looks completely stoned!!

What were you actually doing at this farm FBS?

 

[floppybootstomp]

The guy in the 12th picture smoking a pipe & wearing a polo hat looks completely stoned!!

As I recall, I think it unlikely he was.

What were you actually doing at this farm FBS?

Well what do you do when you visit friends? Um, socialise, doh...

 

[Adywebb]

Nice shots Flops....and great that you've managed to make contact again after all this time

 

[Ian]

Wow, what a way to make contact after all these years

Good job you said nice things

 

[wrinklynow]

how good to see those photos didnt even recognise myself hence the user name ! no im not the one looking stoned... thats my brother..and im sure he wasnt ! how good that some people hang on to things for ages. consider your ass well and truly unkicked

 

[bootneck02]

Great Pictures Tony

 

[crazylegs]

Holy thread revival batman

Aah yes this was the thread flopp's posted and the li'l lady in the photo found him..Great thread!