Albert Beaney Swindonians of a certain age might remember Albert Beaney. With his camera and his notebook he was a familiar figure on the streets of the town. Albert George Beaney was born in Swindon in 1913. He worked in the Post Office for many years, but photography was always his first love and he advertised the photography business he ran from his home at 50 Beatrice Street. When the customers didn't come to him, he took to the streets for inspiration. According to anecdotal memory he would take photos of children in the streets and parks, sometimes individually, sometimes in groups of friends - difficult to imagine in today's more fearful climate. Having recorded their addresses he would return at a later date with the prints to sell. Many of the photographs taken between 1945-1970 went unclaimed and in 1998 the Swindon Society helped towards the purchase of 40,000 of Albert's prints and negatives now held by the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. ...