HAPPY faces were all around at this street party at the end of World War II.
Rationing may have denied many comforts to these Southport residents who gathered on Nolan Street – a small cul-de-sac near Duke Street Cemetery – but both young and old sported looks of glee.
LookBack thanks Jeffrey Ridgway, of High Park Road, for sharing it with readers.
Mr Ridgway is not featured on the snap but his late wife Marjorie stands fifth from left on the back row.
The then Marjorie Hall was aged around 20 and stands beside her sister Lillian, who is sixth from left.
Her other sister Dolly and her parents Ted and Elizabeth Hall are also featured.
Mr Ridgway, 79, found the photo among the possessions of Marjorie, who died in 1994.
He believes the street party was one of a number held around the town at the close of six years of conflict.
Mr Ridgway grew up near Macclesfield and met Marjorie when she came to visit Lillian, who had moved to Cheshire.
The couple married in the 1950s and moved to Southport after Mr Ridgway started working as a driver for a Liverpool firm.
Mrs Ridgway – a skilled needleworker – spent time working at Todd’s doll factory in Southport town centre.
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The Hall family were among those celebrating on Nolan Street after World War II
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