BBC Documentaries
The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young
2023 • E13 Jan 28, 2023 30m
Documentary exploring an incredible photographic collection which has been unseen for over a century. The images were taken by pioneering Ulster-Scots photographer Mary Alice Young, and now her family is delving into her past to examine her extraordinary legacy.
The unique collection of over 1,000 photographic images was rediscovered in Belfast's public record office, among other items bequeathed there for safekeeping many years ago by Mary Alice’s family. Now, her great-grandson Christopher Brooke is building a fuller picture of his great-grandmother’s life.
The unique collection of over 1,000 photographic images was rediscovered in Belfast's public record office, among other items bequeathed there for safekeeping many years ago by Mary Alice’s family. Now, her great-grandson Christopher Brooke is building a fuller picture of his great-grandmother’s life.