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Harry Robert Cull, Photographer, Watford [Click on pictures with blue borders for larger images] |
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Henry Robert Cull (1868-1957) was born at Ventnor, Isle of White, the son of John Cull, attorney managing clerk, and Jane Frances Webb. His mother died in 1871 and by 1881 his father, a solicitor's general clerk was living in Chesham, having married his late wife's sister, Mary Ann C Webb, in 1877. In 1891 he was living at 32 & 34 Crisp Street, Poplar, London as a grocer's assistant, marrying Emily Maud Tatchell in 1897 (registration district Mile End Old Town). Their first two children were born in Chesham, but by the 1901 census the family had moved to 17, Salisbury Road, Watford, where Harry was an ironmonger. By 1908 he is listed as a picture framer, of 169 St Albans Road, Watford, where he and his family were living at the time of the 1911 census. Most of the post cards I have seen so far are of large posed groups, particularly soldiers in the First World War. The first I have recorded was negative number 85 from 1912, suggesting he had not been taking photographs for very long. In September 1914 he was only up to negative 337. Six months later (after the outbreak of war) his photographs of the London Territorial Regiments had reached at least negative number 3505. Photographs of the Isle of Wight Regiment, who were in Watford between May and the time they went to Gallipoli later in 1915, are also know, 1915 are also known. One post war picture (no number) is known from 1921. He was still listed as a picture framer, of 169 St Albans Road, Watford in Kelly's Hertfordshire Directory until 1933. His death is listed at Watford in 1957. |
Please tell me if you know of other post cards by H R Cull, especially if they are numbered, dated, or involve known military units. Also tell me if you can identify any of the people in the photographs.
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