Picture special: Crawley photographer discovers treasure trove of picture slides after clearing remains of playground

Crawley photographer Jeff Pitcher has found a treasure trove of picture slides dating back to 1972 after clearing the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building which was decommissioned this year.

By Matt Pole

Published 11th Jun 2021, 17:58 BST

Updated 14th Jun 2021, 10:56 BST

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Jeff found the 35mm kodachrome transparencies in water damaged box that was in a skip. He has since spent the past few days trying his hardest to salvage them.

The images that he discovered were captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’. Now Jeff is looking to match the names to the faces in these photos.

A selection of the photos can be viewed here.

Do you recognise any of the people in the photos? Please email [email protected] with any information you may have, or get in touch through our Facebook page.

Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building

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Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building Photo: Jeff Pitcher

Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building

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Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building Photo: Jeff Pitcher

Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building

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Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building Photo: Jeff Pitcher

Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building

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Jeff Pitcher discovered pictures captioned ‘Ifield Holiday Centre (Junior School) August 1972’ when he cleared the remains of the Waterlea Adventure Playground building Photo: Jeff Pitcher

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