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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

Mystery of 1950s wedding photo album found dumped in Wakefield solved

A black and white wedding photo of the bride, groom and six guests holding bouquets
The names of the bride and groom had faded from the rescued album, which prompted a local appeal to identify the newlyweds. Photograph: Andrew Bedford

When Andrew Bedford discovered an old wedding album dumped outside his city centre cafe in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he considered chucking it into a nearby wheelie bin.

But when he opened the album, the vintage photographs of the happy couple on their wedding day in 1957 seemed too precious to throw away.

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