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BeanPhoto “From attic boxes to your wall – original vintage photos and ephemera.”
2Beans is a tiny shop with a big soft spot for old photographs.

Each piece is a one‑off slice of real history. https://2beans.sumupstore.com/ Semi-retired professional photographer. Finalist in the Professional Photographer of the Year awards 2013. Now part of the Baylight production team and virtual administrator for Lancaster District Arts Partnership. Also Secretary at West End Morecambe.

The carte de visite portraits of Alfred Poole were my first introduction to collecting photos by the early Lancaster an...
17/10/2026

The carte de visite portraits of Alfred Poole were my first introduction to collecting photos by the early Lancaster and Morecambe photographers. I was finding them regularly and he seemed to have a standout style.
Alfred Ernest Clay Poole was originally from Manchester, and in 1869, after responding to an advertisement placed in the Manchester Courier by Elizabeth Horrobine (see above), at that time still based in Skipton, for a young man to assist her with printing and toning, it looks like he replied, and got the job! He then clearly followed the Horrobine's to Morecambe after they moved there. I think they shared or at least worked from the same studio space for a while at 22 The Crescent, Morecambe (on the seafront between Skipton Street and Queen Street).
I have owned and sold quite a lot of Poole photos over theyears, and still have a few, but here's one I found recently that intrigues me. What do you guys think?

Ooh, new mural popped up in
10/10/2026

Ooh, new mural popped up in

"WOULD THESE MEN FIND YOU FASCINATING?"Article in Photoplay, 1967
05/10/2026

"WOULD THESE MEN FIND YOU FASCINATING?"
Article in Photoplay, 1967

Another fantastic find from this morning. An original photographic postcard on paper of "THE OLD BALUCH", taken in the...
04/10/2026

Another fantastic find from this morning. An original photographic postcard on paper of "THE OLD BALUCH", taken in the studios of Randolph Bezzant Holmes (marked "HOLMES' SNAP-SHOT COPYRIGHT" on the reverse), which was famously based on The Mall in (now Pakistan) during the British Raj era. Circa 1920.
Available in my shop soon or DM me.

The full bundle of Picturegoer and Photoplay magazines picked up this morning. Available from my shop soon. Or DM me. ...
04/10/2026

The full bundle of Picturegoer and Photoplay magazines picked up this morning. Available from my shop soon. Or DM me.
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I picked up a lovely trio of Janette Scott interest "Picturegoer" magazines this morning. For those who don't know Janet...
04/10/2026

I picked up a lovely trio of Janette Scott interest "Picturegoer" magazines this morning.
For those who don't know Janette was the born daughter of the British actress Dame Thora Hird. Janette began her career as a child actress in the 1940s and went onto become a leading lady in some notable British films of the 1950s and 1960s including "No Highway in the Sky (1951)", "School for Scoundrels" (1960), and "The Day of the Triffids" (1963). She was also famously referenced in the opening song ("Science Fiction/Double Feature") of the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with the line "Janette Scott 'cause I'd like to screw her..."

Great watching the project taking shape.
03/10/2026

Great watching the project taking shape.

This lovely looking new bookstore opens soon in So with Tori | Opening a Book Shop and Old Pier Bookshop I now have 2 g...
03/10/2026

This lovely looking new bookstore opens soon in
So with Tori | Opening a Book Shop and Old Pier Bookshop I now have 2 great bookshops within 100 yards of my front door, and a third nearby with Lost at Sea Books - Morecambe on Victoria Street 🙂!!

Great exhibition on at the moment from Lancaster Arts at the Peter Scott Gallery. "Dissent Works" runs from September 28...
02/10/2026

Great exhibition on at the moment from Lancaster Arts at the Peter Scott Gallery. "Dissent Works" runs from September 28 to October 17, 2026, exploring the diverse ways dissent and resistance can be expressed through artistic practice—whether loud, quiet, playful, personal, or provocative. It features work from contemporary artists from across North Lancashire showcasing their their pieces alongside historical and contemporary works from the Lancaster University Art Collection.

A lovely double portrait on card, of an lady, from the studio of Kent & Lacey in . I'm working hard on this one to re...
02/10/2026

A lovely double portrait on card, of an lady, from the studio of Kent & Lacey in . I'm working hard on this one to research the identity of this woman. I have a couple of leads.

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