Category Archives: Enid Stamp Taylor

Agnes Stamp Taylor…

Posted on 17/05/2010 by Patrick

This enchanting portrait taken by Ismay of Harrogate defines the gentleness and inner warmth of Agnes Stamp Taylor. Agnes is mother to Enid Stamp Taylor and in this rare snapshot the likeness is uncanny… just study her profile for a … Continue reading →

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Polyfoto and Enid Stamp Taylor…

Posted on 02/03/2010 by Patrick

This remarkable and previously unpublished set of pictures taken by Polyfoto in the 1930’s show a more unguarded and natural Enid Stamp Taylor and thought to be taken in one of London’s large department stores. They were given to me by Enid’s … Continue reading →

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Home Thoughts of Enid Stamp Taylor…

Posted on 17/10/2009 by Patrick

I stood outside The People’s Palace on The Mile End road, one hot July afternoon in 1980. Somehow standing there I could feel her presence on that wintry evening all those years ago. She would have been hesitant, afraid, and yet … Continue reading →

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Enid… And Portmeirion

Posted on 28/07/2009 by Patrick

Enid and two cherished companions on holiday at Portmeirion North Wales in the August of 1937. The holiday village of Portmeirion was the setting for the famous TV series of ‘The Prisoner’ starring Patrick McGoohan. Enid is pictured snapped by family members ‘The Poritts’… The … Continue reading →

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The Loxwood Barge…

Posted on 02/06/2009 by Patrick

Not far from Enid’s sleeping place in Alfold on the Surrey and Sussex border, is the quaint English village of Loxwood. Here at Loxwood are enjoyable summer barge trips along the canals, and at Yuletide, mulled wine, mince pies and traditional … Continue reading →

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The Gainsborough Film Studios

Posted on 24/05/2009 by Patrick

The Gainsborough Film Studios at Islington North London prior to their redevelopment in 2002. Many famous British films were made here during the 1930’s with many of the stars of that time, including Will Hay, Arthur Askey, The Crazy Gang, … Continue reading →

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Primrose Hill, London

Posted on 20/05/2009 by Patrick

“Climbing up on Salisbury Hill… I can see the City Lights”  as Peter Gabriel sang… Well, climbing up on Primrose Hill you can see near-all of London’s skyline features. Primrose Hill is situated in West London and it was here … Continue reading →

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The Lady of the Rose

Posted on 22/02/2009 by Patrick

                                                         Enid Stamp Taylor was born on Sunday the 12th of June 1904 in the agreeable, late Victorian, seaside town of Whitley Bay in the North East corner of England. She was the … Continue reading →

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Enid Stamp Taylor – Actress 1904 – 1946

Posted on 04/01/2009 by Patrick

Enid was born in Percy Avenue, Whitley Bay, during the early hours of the 12th of June 1904. She lived most of her adult life in the West End of London, and where she suffered from a blood clot in her brain whilst in the bathroom of … Continue reading →

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Enid Stamp Taylor in Park Lane

Posted on 22/12/2008 by Patrick

To come close to her world… take the serpentine path across Hyde Park, and as you walk, think of her. She would have walked this path, just as you. She would have paused, and looked upon the golden yellow of … Continue reading →

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