Nostalgia, with Howard Beard.

Over Christmas, Howard had a look for old pictures featuring children from yesteryear.

Here, as a late celebration of the season, is a selection showing youngsters taken just over a century ago.

Stroud News and Journal: A stall in Stroud High Street - the boy at the front is smokingA stall in Stroud High Street - the boy at the front is smoking Stroud News and Journal: Howard’s father pictured by a Stroud photographer in 1905Howard’s father pictured by a Stroud photographer in 1905 Stroud News and Journal: Howard's mother pictured in 1907Howard's mother pictured in 1907 Stroud News and Journal: Collecting water in RuscombeCollecting water in Ruscombe