My dad remembered the following:

The photograph was taken by Mr.Tom Douch, a family friend, in whose tiny  Darkroom, together with my father, I spent many hours learning about developing and printing, and watching Magic Lantern shows. There was no electricity in those days, the lighting was either by gas or parafin lamps, or in some cases a mere candle. Many of my father's photographs were printed in the old scullery out-house at Abbey Lodge, by candle-light.