COACH company National Express is hoping to give a mystery couple a surprise 51st wedding anniversary present.
It's the return of their 1965 wedding album, which was lost last year and handed into staff at Birmingham Coach Station.
The beautiful album, which is filled with black-and-white photographs, contains details of the event at "St Clements Church" on Saturday, August 7, 1965, when the couple – Patricia Cavanagh and Brian Lewis – were supported by bridesmaids Julie and Christine and best man Derrick. In Worcester, St Clements’ Church is in Henwick Road, leading to speculation the couple may have married in Worcester.
It was lost during what would have been their Golden Anniversary year, leading to the possibility someone may have been carrying it to a celebration. No records of the couple exist on National Express systems, suggesting if the album was indeed lost directly by Patricia or Brian, they purchased an on-the-day ticket. Now, keen to return the album, which is likely to hold huge sentimental value, National Express staff are making the appeal public.
Lost property manager Claire Horvath said: “The photographs of Brian and Patricia are absolutely charming and the wedding looks to be such a happy day. We don’t know who lost the wedding album but it is clear it must hold huge sentimental appeal to have been carried around after all these years. We’re really keen to get this album home – wherever that may be – and would be overjoyed for it to be returned to its rightful owner."
The wedding album has a well-worn cream cover, suggesting it has been thumbed through many times over the years. Inside are fifteen black and white photographs speaking of a bygone age when Beatlemania swept the world and Morris Minors ruled the roads.
The bride wears a traditional veil and a brocade gown with a pretty pearl trim while the groom looks dashing and best man Derrick sports a classic nineteen sixties double-breasted suit.
If it's your wedding album, the national Express communications team can be contacted on 0121 460 8419.
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