Torrens Families
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The old photographs here are reproduced from original Magic Lantern Slides dating from the period 1890 through 1940 and are therefore of some historical interest. How they were digitised.
I have in my possession some 59 odd slides of Youghal and Southern Ireland including pictures of the Torrens Chemist shops in Youghal which my grandfather used to run in the early 20th century, as well as a few pictures of Youghal in the '21 rebellion. This small collection is however the tip of the iceberg - there are over a thousand more glass slides in the collection, which is in the families possession, though not currently accessible!
My grandfather, Robert Morrison Torrens, was an early motorist so there are pictures of a 1912 Wolseley, as well as a Daraq of that vintage. Also there are pictures of early motorcycles and a few pictures of Mr Jacobs (of Jacobs biscuits fame) with whom my grandfather was very friendly.
There are also about 30 slides taken mostly in Bournemouth and area in the same time period.
This slide collection is however but the tip of an iceberg: there are probably well in excess of 1000 glass plate slides taken in the early 20th century in the family's possession. Feel free to contact me if you are interested.
There is more information on both Robert Morrison Torrens and his son Robert George Torrens (who took some of the photographs and features in many) in the Biography section of this site.
My father, Robert George Torrens, was a keen photographer, working in 16mm cine films. The originals of his cine films are now in the safe-keeping of the Wessex Film Archives but the family has copies. I am slowly cataloguing my copies and I may make the catalogue available here. Contact me if you are interested.