Proprietor of a hotel in 1887 - somewhere near Castlehill, en route between Christchurch and the West Coast. See album at PA1-f-010 (p 1)
Cloudesley, W, active 1887
J Alexander album
Date: 1887
From: Alexander, J, b 1863? :Photograph album of English yachts on the Solent, and other photographs
By: Jackson, A G (Mr), active 1887; West & Son (Firm)
Reference: PA1-f-010
Description: Album appears to have been owned by J Alexander as it came into the possession of his son F R Alexander. Photographs taken by A G Jackson (and possibly also by his companions on the trip - H.A.F Jackson and J Alexander) in 1887 on a penny-farthing cycle trip from Christchurch to the West Coast, have been added to an existing album of commercial photographs of yachting on The Solent, England. Most of the yachts are named. Named yachts include 'Queen Eleanor', 'Silver Star', 'Raven', 'Bonina', 'Buttercup', 'Mavourneen', 'Nonparelle', and 'Vanessa'. Other Titles - Instantaneous photographs: Yachting Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 370 x 260 mm grey buckram, with black spine and corners, with title 'Instantaneous photographs Yachting' embossed on cover, in phase box.