Can you help trace this Bullnose Morris?

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Family photographs remain among our favourite submissions at the office. They often capture not only cherished memories but also fascinating automotive history waiting to be uncovered. This latest mystery comes from Edward Spreull, who asked if we could help identify the car in a series of family photographs. The car carries registration CE 8395, a number believed to have been issued in Caernarfonshire, North Wales. One of the image files is labelled "Hollond 1923", although the exact date the photographs were taken is uncertain.

Edward hoped to discover the make and model of the car, learn more about registration CE 8395, and perhaps even find out whether the vehicle survives today.

Fortunately, the first part of the puzzle was quickly solved. The car has been identified as a Bullnose Morris, one of Britain's most recognisable light cars of the early 1920s.

The photographs were taken outside Great Ashfield House (IP31 3HA), the home of the Hollond family. Pictured are Beatrice Hollond (née Hoare) with her children: Harry Hollond, later Professor of Law at Trinity College, Cambridge, together with Pansy and Iseult Hollond. None of the siblings had children, meaning the Hollond family line came to an end. The family name itself has an intriguing history, descending from the celebrated 19th-century balloonist Robert Hollond.

While the car's identity has now been established, much of its story remains untold. What became of Bullnose Morris CE 8395? Does anyone have registration records, period photographs, or ownership information? Better still, could the car have survived?

If you recognise the registration number or know anything about the history of this Morris, we would be delighted to hear from you. Every old photograph has a story, and with the help of our readers, another chapter of motoring history may yet be rediscovered.

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