Back Row : 1 - Mr A Wilkes (Registrar), 3 Harry James (ball in hand), 7 Wilkes ?? ( A Jenkins holding ball in his left hand), 8 , 9 (furthest right) Thomas Morse.
Middle Row :2 (seated in bowler hat) Thomas Morse, 5 Fred Watkins (holding bat) 6 - Albert James,
Front Row : 1 - Jack James (with legs crossed)

The photo was taken outside of the stone out-building adjoining Forest View, New Road, Bream by F.N. Jones of Coleford. The building was refered to as "The Institute" at this time (1906) and had a snooker table inside. It was a meeting place for Bream Scouts in the early 1930's. Among other things it has been used for dancing lessons.

Thanks to Jonathon Morse for adding: "Thomas Morse [in the back row at the right] (1847-1913) was a Free-Miner, mill owner and Landlord of the Rising Sun ..1876.. He can also be seen on the picture of the Free Miners hanging in the Speech House"..."After more research I am 99.9% sure that the gentleman seated on the left hand side of the photo wearing a bowler hat is my grandfather Thomas Morse born 1873 and he died one year after this picture in 1907. He is the son of Thomas Morse satnding far right."

Thanks to Charles Watkins for adding (Feb 2009): "The gentleman seated in the centre of the picture wearing a dark tie is my grandfather Fred Watkins".

Megan Hastelow added (March 2018): "... Back Row No 7 (holding cricket ball) is A Jenkins - see Cricket photo date 1910 - back row - he is still holding the cricket ball !!".

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