The only difference is that the one at the top of this post has a slightly wider view on its right side. Although it’s only a small difference, it helps establish the date the photo was taken more accurately.
Looking at the right edge of the photo, just above half-way, a white, two-storey building is seen in part. It was called “Leigh Tor”. The first version of the house had been built in the mid-1880’s as a single-storey building, but was expanded to become the two-storey building seen in the postcard, which was probably completed by mid-1901. So the photo was taken in or after 1901.
A building not seen in the photo, but would have been clearly visible if built by the time it was taken, was “Ebordale”, which was constructed at sometime in 1903 or 1904. Its absence means the photo was taken in or before 1903.
So the date range for the photos on both postcards is sometime from 1901 to 1903, say 1902.
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Mount Gough from Mount Kellet, 1902
Thanks to Nicholas Kitto for posting such an interesting set of old postcards.
The one above, and the one below that he also posted, show exactly the same photo of Mount Gough taken from Mount Kellett.
The only difference is that the one at the top of this post has a slightly wider view on its right side. Although it’s only a small difference, it helps establish the date the photo was taken more accurately.
Looking at the right edge of the photo, just above half-way, a white, two-storey building is seen in part. It was called “Leigh Tor”. The first version of the house had been built in the mid-1880’s as a single-storey building, but was expanded to become the two-storey building seen in the postcard, which was probably completed by mid-1901. So the photo was taken in or after 1901.
A building not seen in the photo, but would have been clearly visible if built by the time it was taken, was “Ebordale”, which was constructed at sometime in 1903 or 1904. Its absence means the photo was taken in or before 1903.
So the date range for the photos on both postcards is sometime from 1901 to 1903, say 1902.