Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine) - Vue Prise au Rond-Point de la Malouine Prior to 1916

            The Postcard

A carte postale that was published by LL. The card was posted in South Kensington, London using a ½d. stamp on Sunday the 17th. September 1916. It was sent to:

Miss Ivy Cosens,
c/o Mrs. Peckham,
Rannoch,
Summersdale,
Chichester.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"28, Queen's Gate
Terrace, London SW.
Dear Ivy,
Many thanks for your card,
it was so kind of you to
remember my birthday.
I got back safely, and
everybody said how much
better I looked for the
change.
I was in good time at the
station - twenty minutes
to wait.
With love,
P. D."

Dinard

Dinard is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

The official name of the town was Saint-Énogat until 1879 when the name was changed to Dinard-Saint-Énogat. The name was changed once more in 1921 to become simply Dinard. Saint-Énogat is now just the name for the western area of the town.

Dinard is on the Côte d'Émeraude. Its beaches and mild climate make it a popular holiday destination, and this has resulted in the town having a variety of famous visitors and residents. 

With its international film festival, villas, sumptuous hotels and casino, Dinard is regarded as one of the most prestigious seaside resorts in all of France.

In modern history Dinard was first settled by Saint-Malo's shipping merchants who built some of the town's magnificent houses, some of which survive. 

From the late 19th. century British aristocrats and wealthy Americans made Dinard popular as a fashionable summer resort, and they built stunning villas on the cliff tops and exclusive hotels such as the 'Le Grand Hotel' on the seafront during the French Belle Époque.

Dinard rapidly expanded and became one of the most popular seaside resorts in Europe. It started declining in the 1930's when the fashionable social set started preferring the Côte d'Azur. 

Today Dinard is considered to be one of the most 'British' of sea resorts in France, although it has retained its French charm. There are 407 listed villas in the town.

The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 17th. September 1916, heavy casualties forced Italy to call off further attacks on Austria-Hungary in what is now Slovenia. 

Italian casualties were 17,000 while Austria-Hungary had 15,000 casualties.

The Battle of Flers–Courcelette

Also on that day, British forces closed in on the French village of Gueudecourt, France, but heavy German resistance prevented them from entering.

The Battle of Verdun

Also on the 17th. September 1916, the French ended a successful series of counterattacks against the Germans, setting themselves up for a massive offensive campaign in October.

The Red Baron

Also on that day, flying an Albatros, German Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen scored his first kill.

He shot down an aircraft of the British No. 11 Squadron over Villers-Plouich, France, mortally wounding pilot Lionel Morris and his observer Tom Rees. 

He went on to become the highest-scoring flying ace of the Great War, with 80 victories, and was given the legendary title The Red Baron.

Mary Stewart

The day also marked the birth in Sunderland of the English fantasy and mystery writer Mary Stewart.

Mary is best known for her Merlin Trilogy which comprised The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills and The Last Enchantment.

Mary died in 2014.
   

Taken on: May 27, 2023

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